iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI Shares Purchased by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 19.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 504,245 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 81,783 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned approximately 0.30% of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF worth $69,655,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Qalhat Capital Ltd increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 46.4% in the second quarter. Qalhat Capital Ltd now owns 3,588,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,443,000 after purchasing an additional 1,137,134 shares during the period. Phoenix Financial Ltd. grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 41.7% in the 3rd quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 3,247,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $449,120,000 after buying an additional 955,464 shares during the last quarter. Rector Church Wardens & Vestrymen of Trinity Church in the City of New York increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 112.8% in the 3rd quarter. Rector Church Wardens & Vestrymen of Trinity Church in the City of New York now owns 734,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,514,000 after buying an additional 389,229 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 73.1% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 788,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,979,000 after buying an additional 332,908 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 84.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 727,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,505,000 after buying an additional 332,723 shares during the last quarter. 61.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Performance

ACWI stock opened at $139.54 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.81 billion, a PE ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a fifty day moving average of $145.16 and a 200-day moving average of $141.28. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a one year low of $101.25 and a one year high of $148.75.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $1.2353 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 176.0%.

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.