Rhumbline Advisers Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 79.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 165,933 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 73,280 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $8,816,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $56,000. Moran Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $257,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 74,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,815,000 after acquiring an additional 9,948 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 73.9% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 12,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after acquiring an additional 5,350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Haverford Trust Co increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 44,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,270,000 after purchasing an additional 4,415 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ACWX opened at $54.84 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1-year low of $44.89 and a 1-year high of $55.97. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $54.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.53.

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.