Epiq Partners LLC Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Epiq Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 88,312 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,381 shares during the period. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF comprises approximately 2.9% of Epiq Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Epiq Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $6,678,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ACWX. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the third quarter worth $407,203,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 21.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,621,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,521,000 after buying an additional 469,335 shares during the last quarter. German American Bancorp Inc. lifted its position 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 valued at $114,872,000 after buying an additional 65,595 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,682,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,952,000 after acquiring an additional 113,135 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,319,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,546,000 after acquiring an additional 78,340 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Down 1.2%

ACWX traded down $0.91 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $75.47. The stock had a trading volume of 2,131,582 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,883,618. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1 year low of $63.92 and a 1 year high of $78.78. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $76.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.91. The stock has a market cap of $17.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.78.

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.