iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 678,300 shares, agrowthof262.1% from the June 30th total of 187,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,105,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,105,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 10.2% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 78,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,337,000 after purchasing an additional 7,217 shares during the period. CX Institutional acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter worth $52,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 54.7% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 16,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $855,000 after purchasing an additional 5,800 shares during the period. 10Elms LLP acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter worth $53,000. Finally, Clark Capital Management Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter worth $30,789,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $60.77 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.99 and a fifty-two week high of $62.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $60.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.37.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were issued a dividend of $0.8468 per share. This is a boost from iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF’s previous dividend of $0.77. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th.

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.