iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Shares Sold by Karpus Management Inc.

Karpus Management Inc. trimmed its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 11.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,606 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,071 shares during the period. Karpus Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $833,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 5,413.0% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 645,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,969,000 after purchasing an additional 634,244 shares during the last quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 46.9% in the 4th quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. now owns 1,705,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,033,000 after acquiring an additional 544,500 shares during the period. Harding Loevner LP acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter worth $17,412,000. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 155.1% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 521,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,826,000 after purchasing an additional 316,898 shares during the period. Finally, Cullen Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3,588.2% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Capital Management LLC now owns 302,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,455,000 after purchasing an additional 294,590 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

ACWX traded down $0.29 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $52.98. 705,812 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,164,782. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1-year low of $44.89 and a 1-year high of $55.57. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $54.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $52.65.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a dividend of $0.7839 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF 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.