New York State Common Retirement Fund Raises Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,591,823 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 51,733 shares during the quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund owned approximately 1.78% of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF worth $81,247,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ACWX. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after buying an additional 977 shares in the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 100.0% during the third quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $452,000 after acquiring an additional 4,810 shares during the last quarter. Epiq Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 206.2% during the third quarter. Epiq Partners LLC now owns 14,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $698,000 after acquiring an additional 10,000 shares during the last quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 35.1% during the third quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. now owns 6,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $315,000 after acquiring an additional 1,738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Simplicity Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 25.3% in the 3rd quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC now owns 16,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $758,000 after buying an additional 3,254 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

ACWX traded up $0.46 on Tuesday, hitting $52.20. The company had a trading volume of 619,884 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,337,409. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 12-month low of $44.89 and a 12-month high of $53.74. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $52.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.16. The company has a market cap of $4.53 billion, a PE ratio of 13.49 and a beta of 0.82.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

The iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World ex USA index. The fund tracks the performance of a market-cap-weighted index of international stocks. It captures 85% of the publicly available market, thus excluding small-caps. ACWX was launched on Mar 26, 2008 and is managed by BlackRock.