iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 682,500 shares, a decrease of 67.0% from the December 31st total of 2,070,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,163,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

ACWX stock traded up $0.07 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $53.90. The stock had a trading volume of 422,809 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,446,115. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52 week low of $49.78 and a 52 week high of $57.96. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $53.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.36. The firm has a market cap of $4.90 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.7673 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ACWX. Leo Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 18,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $960,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 68,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,903,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 21,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,126,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 17,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $890,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirador Capital Partners LP boosted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 7,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company Profile

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.