iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) Shares Purchased by Plan Group Financial LLC

Plan Group Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 40.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 110,768 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,919 shares during the period. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF accounts for 4.6% of Plan Group Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Plan Group Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $12,892,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ACWI. Johns Hopkins University grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 8.2% in the 1st quarter. Johns Hopkins University now owns 4,166,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $484,927,000 after buying an additional 316,364 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,436,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,242,000 after buying an additional 55,462 shares during the period. Qalhat Capital Ltd grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 171.9% in the 4th quarter. Qalhat Capital Ltd now owns 1,783,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,585,000 after buying an additional 1,127,675 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,760,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,857,000 after buying an additional 31,320 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 21,865.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. now owns 1,608,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,002,000 after buying an additional 1,601,205 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.52% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of ACWI stock opened at $130.17 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 12-month low of $101.25 and a 12-month high of $131.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.93. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $127.51 and a 200-day moving average of $121.54.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were issued a $0.9612 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th.

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.