iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI Stake Increased by Bank of Nova Scotia

Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 206.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 356,920 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 240,570 shares during the quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia owned approximately 0.17% of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF worth $49,387,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mass General Brigham Inc acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $652,828,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 270.0% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,620,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $370,719,000 after purchasing an additional 1,911,879 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 20.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 8,437,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,193,812,000 after purchasing an additional 1,438,226 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 2,222.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,492,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,185,000 after purchasing an additional 1,428,317 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qalhat Capital Ltd grew its stake 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 in the last quarter. 61.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Trading Down 0.0%

ACWI stock opened at $154.30 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $32.40 billion, a PE ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $156.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $149.30. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 1 year low of $127.77 and a 1 year high of $160.03.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $1.0097 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF 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.