Park Avenue Securities LLC Purchases 23,938 Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 23.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 127,420 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,938 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $7,291,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACWX. Mirador Capital Partners LP grew its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 6,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,000 after buying an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 74,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,981,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 21,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,126,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 5.9% during the second quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 40,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,132,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ACWX stock traded up $0.44 on Friday, hitting $57.05. 560,479 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,074,727. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $54.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.97. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $44.89 and a one year high of $57.96.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF 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.