Jennison Associates LLC Purchases 76,240 Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI)

Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 134.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 133,038 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 76,240 shares during the quarter. Jennison Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $15,632,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 12,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,445,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 12.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 926,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,766,000 after purchasing an additional 105,951 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $797,000. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $351,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.52% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock opened at $121.89 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $120.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $117.97. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a one year low of $102.89 and a one year high of $123.58. The company has a market capitalization of $19.89 billion, a PE ratio of 19.74 and a beta of 0.93.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $1.0662 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Profile

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.