Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Acquires New Stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 165,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,196,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Columbus Macro LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 7,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,126,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $977,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $449,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Capasso Planning Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Capasso Planning Partners LLC now owns 2,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Frederick Financial Consultants LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Frederick Financial Consultants LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $355,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. 61.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ACWI stock opened at $157.43 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.33 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a one year low of $133.65 and a one year high of $162.80. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $158.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.43.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Company Profile

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.