iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX Stake Boosted by Sandbox Financial Partners LLC

Sandbox Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 11.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 101,925 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,371 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF comprises 1.9% of Sandbox Financial Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Sandbox Financial Partners LLC owned approximately 0.10% of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF worth $6,626,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4,711.1% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,421,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,809,000 after buying an additional 1,391,713 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 52.5% during the second quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 2,611,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,148,000 after acquiring an additional 898,849 shares during the last quarter. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $53,932,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 36.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,459,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,939,000 after purchasing an additional 390,483 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc bought a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $22,641,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Up 0.4%

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $67.49 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $48.99 and a 52-week high of $67.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $66.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.91.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.0488 dividend. This represents a yield of 318.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.