iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . Approximately 2,630,456 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 148% from the previous session’s volume of 1,060,967 shares.The stock last traded at $52.18 and had previously closed at $52.12.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $54.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.40 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be given a dividend of $0.7673 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Harbor Advisory Corp MA purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $360,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $100,000. Calamos Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 791,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,066,000 after purchasing an additional 33,036 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 34,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,813,000 after buying an additional 518 shares during the period. Finally, Catalyst Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,647,000.

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.