165,370 Shares in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI Purchased by Guardian Partners Inc.

Guardian Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 165,370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,882,000. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF comprises about 1.9% of Guardian Partners Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ACWI. 44 Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 139.6% during the 1st quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $762,000 after purchasing an additional 3,207 shares during the period. Vivaldi Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 4.2% in the first quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 39,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,404,000 after purchasing an additional 1,557 shares during the period. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 7.4% during the first quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 2,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 206.8% during the first quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 356,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,387,000 after buying an additional 240,570 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 5.9% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 111,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,389,000 after buying an additional 6,172 shares during the last quarter. 61.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ ACWI opened at $154.54 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 12-month low of $127.77 and a 12-month high of $160.03. The company has a market cap of $32.45 billion, a PE ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $156.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $149.49.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Announces Dividend

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Company Profile

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.