Park Avenue Securities LLC Purchases 3,548,977 Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 3,548,977 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $268,374,000. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF accounts for about 1.6% of Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Park Avenue Securities LLC owned about 1.50% of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter valued at about $376,668,000. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter worth about $81,777,000. Tompkins Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the third quarter worth about $78,405,000. Calamos Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2,877.2% in the first quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 1,071,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,386,000 after acquiring an additional 1,035,798 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter worth about $33,679,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ACWX opened at $73.53 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $64.01 and a one year high of $78.78. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $76.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.96. The company has a market capitalization of $17.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.78.

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.