Essex Financial Services Inc. Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

Essex Financial Services Inc. lessened its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 4.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,326 shares of the company’s stock after selling 190 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $226,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $69,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $80,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 51.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 670 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

ACWX opened at $55.78 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $53.39 and a 200 day moving average of $54.36. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 12 month low of $49.84 and a 12 month high of $57.96. The firm has a market cap of $5.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.