iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Shares Purchased by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 50.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 63,881 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 21,361 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $3,437,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $3,981,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 68,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,903,000 after buying an additional 231 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in 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 valued at $1,126,000 after buying an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted 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 buying an additional 251 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maple Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Maple Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $674,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $54.40 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $54.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.58. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 12 month low of $48.68 and a 12 month high of $57.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82.

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.