iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Here’s Why

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWXGet Free Report) saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 9,263,089 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 283% from the previous session’s volume of 2,419,117 shares.The stock last traded at $77.7010 and had previously closed at $77.47.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $12.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $76.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.39.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $376,668,000. German American Bancorp Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. German American Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,677,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,872,000 after acquiring an additional 65,595 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,682,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,952,000 after purchasing an additional 113,135 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,319,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,546,000 after buying an additional 78,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Koss Olinger Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $81,777,000.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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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.

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