Short Interest in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) Increases By 15.5%

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWIGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,980,000 shares, a growth of 15.5% from the December 31st total of 8,640,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,713,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ ACWI opened at $121.97 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $120.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $117.78. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 1-year low of $102.03 and a 1-year high of $123.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.74 and a beta of 0.93.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ACWI. Pacifica Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $67,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 405.0% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 601 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $83,000. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 81.4% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 791 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.52% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Company Profile

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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.

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