iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX Shares Sold by Syntax Research Inc.

Syntax Research Inc. lessened its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 44.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 22,434 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,670 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF comprises 1.2% of Syntax Research Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Syntax Research Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $1,707,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ACWX. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,636,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,427,000 after buying an additional 284,654 shares in the last quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $376,668,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,336,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,252,000 after acquiring an additional 34,953 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 12,239.2% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,897,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,484,000 after acquiring an additional 2,873,647 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2,864.9% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,400,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,115,000 after acquiring an additional 2,319,101 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ACWX opened at $78.09 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $11.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 12 month low of $62.40 and a 12 month high of $78.45. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $76.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.09.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Profile

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.