Highland Investment Advisors LLC Acquires New Holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI

Highland Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 7,541 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,184,000. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF accounts for 0.5% of Highland Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 270.0% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,620,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $370,719,000 after buying an additional 1,911,879 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 8,437,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,193,812,000 after acquiring an additional 1,438,226 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 2,222.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,492,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,185,000 after acquiring an additional 1,428,317 shares in the last quarter. Qalhat Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 46.4% in the second quarter. Qalhat Capital Ltd now owns 3,588,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,443,000 after acquiring an additional 1,137,134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 360.7% during the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 921,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,508,000 after acquiring an additional 721,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 61.52% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ACWI opened at $161.89 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 12 month low of $133.30 and a 12 month high of $162.80. The stock has a market cap of $33.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.92. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $158.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $152.35.

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.