Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. Lowers Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 50.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 45,893 shares of the company’s stock after selling 46,783 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $6,344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 19.4% in the 3rd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 504,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,655,000 after acquiring an additional 81,783 shares during the last quarter. Arkos Global Advisors boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Arkos Global Advisors now owns 26,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,656,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 162,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,527,000 after acquiring an additional 13,173 shares during the last quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 18.8% during the third quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 4,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $657,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 10.8% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 364,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,394,000 after purchasing an additional 35,665 shares in the last quarter. 61.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Trading Down 0.6%

ACWI stock opened at $139.54 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $145.16 and its 200 day moving average is $141.28. The stock has a market cap of $25.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 1-year low of $101.25 and a 1-year high of $148.75.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.2353 dividend. This represents a yield of 176.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.