iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $72.62 and last traded at $72.6420, with a volume of 263156 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $72.05.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 1.1%

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $68.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $65.86. The company has a market cap of $8.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.79.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Rossmore Private Capital purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,000.

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.