iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) was the target of a large decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,490,000 shares, a decline of 16.6% from the January 15th total of 8,980,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,881,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACWI. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 21,865.4% during the 4th quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. now owns 1,608,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,002,000 after acquiring an additional 1,601,205 shares in the last quarter. Granger Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 252.2% during the 4th quarter. Granger Management LLC now owns 1,339,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,370,000 after acquiring an additional 959,000 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 16,345.4% during the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 916,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,529,000 after acquiring an additional 910,603 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 52.1% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,928,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,646,000 after acquiring an additional 661,137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 33.5% during the 4th quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 2,398,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,744,000 after acquiring an additional 601,720 shares in the last quarter. 61.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ACWI opened at $123.62 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.74 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 1-year low of $104.29 and a 1-year high of $124.02. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $120.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $118.35.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $1.0662 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap global stocks, covering 85% of the developed and emerging markets capitalization. ACWI was launched on Mar 26, 2008 and is managed by BlackRock.