Avestar Capital LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

Avestar Capital LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,478 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,107 shares during the quarter. Avestar Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $828,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ACWX. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6,565.3% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 730,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,981,000 after purchasing an additional 719,167 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,005,000. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3,202.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 435,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,227,000 after acquiring an additional 422,500 shares in the last quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4,254.4% during the 3rd quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 348,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,957,000 after acquiring an additional 340,775 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $18,892,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ACWX opened at $53.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $55.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $54.57. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $48.68 and a one year high of $57.96.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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.