Centaurus Financial Inc. Increases Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI

Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 5.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 138,506 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,773 shares during the period. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF accounts for 0.9% of Centaurus Financial Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Centaurus Financial Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF worth $19,165,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mass General Brigham Inc bought a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $652,828,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 270.0% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,620,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $370,719,000 after acquiring an additional 1,911,879 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 8,437,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,193,812,000 after acquiring an additional 1,438,226 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 2,222.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,492,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,185,000 after acquiring an additional 1,428,317 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qalhat Capital Ltd increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 46.4% during the second quarter. Qalhat Capital Ltd now owns 3,588,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,443,000 after acquiring an additional 1,137,134 shares in the last quarter. 61.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Price Performance

ACWI opened at $152.47 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $156.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $149.55. The firm has a market cap of $32.02 billion, a PE ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.92. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 1 year low of $127.77 and a 1 year high of $160.03.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $1.0097 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

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.