Lazard Asset Management LLC Sells 117,530 Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Lazard Asset Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 82.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 24,532 shares of the company’s stock after selling 117,530 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $1,733,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Simplex Trading LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 93.6% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 337 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 0.5%

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $75.66 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. The business has a 50-day moving average of $75.45 and a 200-day moving average of $73.09. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1 year low of $60.59 and a 1 year high of $77.58.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.8524 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

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.