Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 222.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,912 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,358 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $2,476,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ACWI. Qalhat Capital Ltd raised its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 46.4% in the second quarter. Qalhat Capital Ltd now owns 3,588,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,443,000 after purchasing an additional 1,137,134 shares during the period. Phoenix Financial Ltd. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 41.7% during the third 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 in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,359,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,837,000 after acquiring an additional 98,146 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 201,224 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,178,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,528,000 after buying an additional 110,585 shares during the last quarter. 61.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock opened at $145.92 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a fifty-two week low of $101.25 and a fifty-two week high of $148.41. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $143.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $139.41. The company has a market capitalization of $27.00 billion, a P/E 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.2353 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 176.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Company Profile

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.