iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) Short Interest Up 15.5% in January

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,980,000 shares, a growth of 15.5% from the December 31st total of 8,640,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,713,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock opened at $121.19 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 1 year low of $102.03 and a 1 year high of $123.58. The company has a market capitalization of $19.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.74 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $120.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $117.81.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $1.0662 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pacifica Partners Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Centerpoint Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $54,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $67,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 405.0% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $83,000. 61.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

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.