iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Posted by James Quigley on Jun 3rd, 2026

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX – Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 409,206 shares, a growth of 67.4% from the April 30th total of 244,407 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,579,342 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ:ACWX traded down $0.45 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $77.10. The stock had a trading volume of 290,477 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,791,055. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1-year low of $58.47 and a 1-year high of $77.58. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.42. The company has a market cap of $11.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACWX. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $29,000. Simplex Trading LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $33,000.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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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.