Calamos Advisors LLC Buys 1,035,798 Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Calamos Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWXFree Report) by 2,877.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,071,798 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,035,798 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $73,386,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ACWX. Simplex Trading LLC acquired a new position in 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 during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Strategic Advocates LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 93.6% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 337 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2,624.0% in the first quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 656 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

ACWX stock opened at $74.36 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.67 and a fifty-two week high of $77.58. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $75.53 and a 200-day moving average of $72.41.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.8524 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Profile

(Free Report)

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.

Recommended Stories

Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ACWX? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWXFree Report).

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

Receive News & Ratings for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.