Short Interest in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Decreases By 93.3%

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 467,519 shares, a decrease of 93.3% from the August 15th total of 6,932,899 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,884,012 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of ACWX stock traded up $0.62 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $77.25. The stock had a trading volume of 10,583,752 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,442,999. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $76.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.27. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $63.87 and a 52-week high of $78.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wealthspire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 12,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Power Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Power Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,311,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Cim LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Cim LLC now owns 26,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. Angeles Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 12.2% in the first quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 22.2% in the second quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter.

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.