Flputnam Investment Management Co. Cuts Stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

Flputnam Investment Management Co. reduced its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 8.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 32,920 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,129 shares during the period. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $1,717,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACWX. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6,911.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 24,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,424,000 after buying an additional 24,536 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 210.6% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 134,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,688,000 after buying an additional 91,094 shares during the period. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC increased its stake 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 worth $19,957,000 after buying an additional 340,775 shares during the period. Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC now owns 269,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,403,000 after buying an additional 5,118 shares during the period. Finally, Pegasus Partners Ltd. increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Pegasus Partners Ltd. now owns 10,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after buying an additional 428 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ACWX opened at $55.32 on Monday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52 week low of $49.84 and a 52 week high of $57.96. The company’s 50 day moving average is $53.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.65. The company has a market cap of $5.03 billion, a PE ratio of 16.53 and a beta of 0.83.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.