iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Sets New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $78.68 and last traded at $78.68, with a volume of 24377 shares. The stock had previously closed at $77.90.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Down 0.0%

The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.94 and a 200-day moving average of $73.90. The company has a market cap of $11.90 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ACWX. Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter worth 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 $29,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 1st quarter worth $31,000. Finally, XP Advisory US Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the second quarter worth $37,000.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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.