iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Short Interest Down 38.3% in May

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 252,414 shares, a decline of 38.3% from the May 14th total of 409,206 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,791,457 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $76.42 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $74.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.21. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $58.47 and a 52-week high of $77.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.8524 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ACWX. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter valued at about $376,668,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 12,239.2% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,897,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,484,000 after buying an additional 2,873,647 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2,864.9% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,400,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,115,000 after buying an additional 2,319,101 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 10,101.6% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,294,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,899,000 after buying an additional 1,281,794 shares during the period. Finally, Koss Olinger Consulting LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter valued at about $81,777,000.

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.