Goelzer Investment Management Inc. Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Goelzer Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 327.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 425,029 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 325,548 shares during the period. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF makes up about 1.3% of Goelzer Investment Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Goelzer Investment Management Inc. owned approximately 0.35% of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF worth $28,532,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Rossmore Private Capital acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 807.9% in the third quarter. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 1,018 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $81,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 29.4% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $66.33 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.79. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $48.99 and a one year high of $74.92. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $71.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.98.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF 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.