iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 2,404,960 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 67% from the previous session’s volume of 1,439,138 shares.The stock last traded at $52.53 and had previously closed at $52.31.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of $53.44 and a 200-day moving average of $54.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.7673 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CMH Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. CMH Wealth Management LLC now owns 231,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,051,000 after acquiring an additional 3,054 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 35.2% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 16,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $881,000 after buying an additional 4,400 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $328,000. Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 4th quarter worth $425,000. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,178,000.

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.