PFG Advisors Takes Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

PFG Advisors acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 5,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $286,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. German American Bancorp Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. German American Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,536,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,939,000 after acquiring an additional 49,201 shares in the last quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 860,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,858,000 after acquiring an additional 51,590 shares in the last quarter. Tlwm increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Tlwm now owns 823,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,956,000 after acquiring an additional 8,443 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 791,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,310,000 after purchasing an additional 34,323 shares during the period. Finally, Winthrop Advisory Group LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 117.2% in the 4th quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 757,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,517,000 after purchasing an additional 408,828 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 1.8 %

NASDAQ ACWX opened at $56.57 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.71. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 12-month low of $49.84 and a 12-month high of $57.96. The company has a market cap of $5.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.53 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.7673 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.