iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI Stock Position Cut by Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.

Cooper Investors PTY Ltd. lessened its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 20.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 66,345 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,113 shares during the period. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF makes up approximately 4.8% of Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $10,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 16.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,275,000 after acquiring an additional 1,585 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 101.0% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $548,000 after purchasing an additional 2,365 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the second quarter worth about $270,000. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 66.1% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 5,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $687,000 after purchasing an additional 2,125 shares during the period. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 333.3% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 50,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,448,000 after purchasing an additional 38,569 shares during the period. 61.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Up 1.7%

NASDAQ ACWI opened at $160.63 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $156.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $149.91. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 52 week low of $129.54 and a 52 week high of $160.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.92.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $1.0097 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

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.