iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI Shares Purchased by Capital International Investors

Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 9.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 192,008 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,304 shares during the period. Capital International Investors owned approximately 0.11% of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF worth $26,436,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Qalhat Capital Ltd raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 46.4% in the 2nd quarter. Qalhat Capital Ltd now owns 3,588,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $461,443,000 after purchasing an additional 1,137,134 shares during the period. Phoenix Financial Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 41.7% during the 3rd quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 3,247,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,120,000 after purchasing an additional 955,464 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,374,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,989,000 after purchasing an additional 14,798 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 17.9% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,325,997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,523,000 after buying an additional 201,224 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 10.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,300,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,829,000 after buying an additional 122,558 shares during the period. 61.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of ACWI stock opened at $140.45 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a fifty-two week low of $101.25 and a fifty-two week high of $148.75. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $145.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $141.19. The stock has a market cap of $25.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.93.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $1.2353 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 176.0%.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

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.