Whittier Trust Co. Buys 37,615 Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Whittier Trust Co. raised its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 21.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 214,958 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,615 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $14,897,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Simplex Trading LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Strategic Advocates LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 93.6% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 337 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $48,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $75.23 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $75.24 and its 200-day moving average is $72.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.50 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.67 and a fifty-two week high of $77.58.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.8524 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.