Short Interest in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Expands By 1,433.3%

Posted by Danessa Lincoln on Aug 25th, 2026

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 6,932,899 shares, a growth of 1,433.3% from the July 30th total of 452,166 shares. Currently, 4.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,959,599 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.5 days.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:ACWX traded up $0.77 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $78.22. 1,394,681 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,428,634. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.95 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52 week low of $61.88 and a 52 week high of $78.43. The company’s 50 day moving average is $75.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.80.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.8524 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACWX. Simplex Trading LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, XP Advisory US Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $37,000.

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.