MML Investors Services LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 40.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,048,816 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 301,687 shares during the quarter. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $70,407,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,636,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,427,000 after purchasing an additional 284,654 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,336,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,252,000 after buying an additional 34,953 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 12,239.2% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,897,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,484,000 after acquiring an additional 2,873,647 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,761,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,381,000 after acquiring an additional 79,121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2,864.9% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,400,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,115,000 after acquiring an additional 2,319,101 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ACWX opened at $76.46 on Monday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1 year low of $58.47 and a 1 year high of $77.58. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $74.10 and a 200 day moving average of $71.06. The stock has a market cap of $11.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77.

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.