Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Takes Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 36,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,998,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACWI. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the second quarter worth $32,000. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the second quarter worth $33,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the third quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 607.1% in the second quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the last quarter. 61.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:ACWI traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $146.82. 870,908 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,827,926. The stock has a market cap of $26.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a twelve month low of $101.25 and a twelve month high of $147.31. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $142.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $138.09.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Announces Dividend

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF 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.