iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Shares Sold by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans trimmed its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 7.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 34,678 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,971 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $1,897,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACWX. WBH Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. now owns 13,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $711,000 after buying an additional 2,545 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 41.5% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 202,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,552,000 after purchasing an additional 59,380 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 51.0% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 629,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,040,000 after purchasing an additional 82,015 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 48.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 70,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,703,000 after purchasing an additional 23,283 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Down 1.2 %

NASDAQ:ACWX opened at $55.82 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $49.84 and a 52-week high of $57.96. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $55.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $54.85. The company has a market capitalization of $5.08 billion, a PE ratio of 16.79 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.