Bessemer Group Inc. Acquires 39,227 Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 207.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 58,132 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 39,227 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $3,980,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC now owns 40,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,799,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Navigation Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter worth about $1,790,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 100.3% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 229,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,741,000 after acquiring an additional 115,126 shares during the last quarter. Theory Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $2,550,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 52.9% during the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 95,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,529,000 after purchasing an additional 32,985 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

ACWX opened at $73.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.66. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $59.67 and a one year high of $77.58.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.8524 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

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.