iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX Shares Acquired by Epiq Partners LLC

Epiq Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 138.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,895 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,243 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of Epiq Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Epiq Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $2,343,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ACWX. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $250,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 8.2% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,099,000 after purchasing an additional 1,498 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.9% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,222,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,790,000 after purchasing an additional 23,283 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 124,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,609,000 after buying an additional 4,073 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

Shares of ACWX stock opened at $66.37 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.79. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.80. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1-year low of $48.99 and a 1-year high of $74.92.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company 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.