Calamos Wealth Management LLC Acquires New Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Calamos Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,032,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $78,055,000. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF accounts for 2.2% of Calamos Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Calamos Wealth Management LLC owned 0.43% of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $407,203,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $268,374,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 21.8% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,621,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,521,000 after buying an additional 469,335 shares during the last quarter. German American Bancorp Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4.1% in the first quarter. German American Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,677,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,872,000 after buying an additional 65,595 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Winthrop Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,431,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,250,000 after acquiring an additional 48,837 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ACWX traded up $0.16 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $72.08. The company had a trading volume of 3,348,347 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,798,561. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1-year low of $64.01 and a 1-year high of $78.78. The firm has a market cap of $17.40 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.79. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $75.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.17.

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.