Short Interest in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Drops By 15.7%

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWXGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,840,000 shares, a drop of 15.7% from the March 15th total of 3,370,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,618,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 2.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ACWX. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Copia Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Assetmark Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, CX Institutional acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter worth about $52,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $54.65 on Monday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $48.99 and a one year high of $57.96. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $54.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.00 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company Profile

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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.

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