O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 8.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 133,501 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,718 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $6,963,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WBH Advisory Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. now owns 13,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $711,000 after acquiring an additional 2,545 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 41.5% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 202,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,552,000 after purchasing an additional 59,380 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 51.0% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 629,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,040,000 after purchasing an additional 82,015 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 48.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 70,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,703,000 after buying an additional 23,283 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

ACWX stock opened at $55.64 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $49.84 and a one year high of $57.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $55.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.86. The firm has a market cap of $5.06 billion, a PE ratio of 16.79 and a beta of 0.82.

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.