Johns Hopkins University Lowers Stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI

Johns Hopkins University lessened its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 51.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 181,055 shares of the company’s stock after selling 193,053 shares during the period. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF comprises approximately 1.9% of Johns Hopkins University’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Johns Hopkins University’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $25,617,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ACWI. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 192,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,436,000 after acquiring an additional 16,304 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 17.0% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 207,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,663,000 after acquiring an additional 30,155 shares during the period. Algorithmic Investment Models LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $569,000. Comerica Bank raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 88,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,511,000 after acquiring an additional 11,430 shares during the period. Finally, Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. now owns 296,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,923,000 after acquiring an additional 15,726 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 61.52% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Price Performance

Shares of ACWI stock opened at $157.34 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $152.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $146.51. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 1 year low of $123.20 and a 1 year high of $160.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.92.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $1.0097 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap global stocks, covering 85% of the developed and emerging markets capitalization. ACWI was launched on Mar 26, 2008 and is managed by BlackRock.