Calamos Wealth Management LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Calamos Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 7.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 959,548 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 62,648 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF makes up 2.2% of Calamos Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Calamos Wealth Management LLC owned about 0.91% of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF worth $62,380,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ACWX. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 296.3% during the second quarter. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC now owns 749 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 560 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the second quarter valued at $53,000. Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the second quarter valued at $57,000. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the second quarter valued at $85,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Up 0.2%

ACWX stock opened at $67.43 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $48.99 and a 52-week high of $67.74. The firm has a market cap of $7.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $66.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $64.02.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $1.0488 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 318.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.