PFG Advisors Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI)

PFG Advisors grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 96,703 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,701 shares during the quarter. PFG Advisors owned approximately 0.06% of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF worth $11,363,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. P E Global LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. P E Global LLC now owns 2,229,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,933,000 after acquiring an additional 114,345 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,728,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,130,000 after acquiring an additional 192,070 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,384,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,715,000 after acquiring an additional 94,541 shares during the period. Granger Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 252.2% in the 4th quarter. Granger Management LLC now owns 1,339,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,370,000 after acquiring an additional 959,000 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 926,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,766,000 after acquiring an additional 105,951 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.52% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock opened at $115.80 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 1 year low of $104.29 and a 1 year high of $124.15. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $120.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.13 and a beta of 0.93.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $1.0662 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap global stocks, covering 85% of the developed and emerging markets capitalization. ACWI was launched on Mar 26, 2008 and is managed by BlackRock.