Kestra Advisory Services LLC Cuts Stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Kestra Advisory Services LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 6.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 439,001 shares of the company’s stock after selling 28,704 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $30,058,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Simplex Trading LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Strategic Advocates LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 93.6% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $51,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 0.4%

ACWX traded up $0.27 on Friday, hitting $75.74. 1,055,934 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,601,786. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.67 and a fifty-two week high of $77.58. The stock has a market cap of $11.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $75.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.32.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.8524 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

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.