Thornburg Investment Management Inc. Sells 168,034 Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Thornburg Investment Management Inc. cut its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 77.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 47,631 shares of the company’s stock after selling 168,034 shares during the quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $2,903,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC now owns 50,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,105,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 18.2% during the 1st quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 7,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.8% in the second quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 22,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,379,000 after buying an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3.0% in the second quarter. Alpha Financial Partners LLC now owns 6,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $409,000 after buying an additional 195 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ ACWX opened at $66.25 on Thursday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1-year low of $48.99 and a 1-year high of $67.50. The company has a 50 day moving average of $65.72 and a 200-day moving average of $62.81. The firm has a market cap of $7.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.79.

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.