iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX Shares Bought by Balefire LLC

Balefire LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 103.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 71,262 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,225 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF comprises 0.8% of Balefire LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Balefire LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $5,389,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ACWX. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $8,094,000. Tompkins Financial Corp purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $78,405,000. Cullen Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 55.6% during the fourth quarter. Cullen Capital Management LLC now owns 186,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,500,000 after buying an additional 66,539 shares in the last quarter. WealthPLAN Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $2,046,000. Finally, Thornburg Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. now owns 240,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,134,000 after acquiring an additional 10,979 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ACWX traded up $0.63 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $75.48. 1,998,550 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,877,182. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $76.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.02. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a twelve month low of $63.92 and a twelve month high of $78.78. The company has a market cap of $17.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.78.

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.