First City Capital Management Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

First City Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 58.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,150 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the quarter. First City Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $425,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACWX. Sage Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 68,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,903,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 21,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,126,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the period. Maple Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Maple Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $674,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the period. Loudon Investment Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Loudon Investment Management LLC now owns 7,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 281 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirador Capital Partners LP raised its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 7,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $411,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of ACWX stock traded up $0.30 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $52.35. 482,190 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 898,522. The company has a market capitalization of $4.40 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 12-month low of $48.68 and a 12-month high of $57.96. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $53.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.44.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.7673 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.