Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC Grows Stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 43.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 15,421 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,671 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $882,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 74,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,981,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 68,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,903,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 21,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,126,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 5.9% in the second quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 40,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,132,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

ACWX stock opened at $54.56 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $54.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.57. The stock has a market cap of $4.58 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $48.68 and a one year high of $57.96.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company Profile

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.