Rathbones Group PLC has increased its holdings in the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ: ACWI) by an impressive 24.5% during the third quarter of 2023. According to the company’s recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Rathbones now owns 22,604 shares of the ETF after acquiring an additional 4,451 shares during this period. The value of Rathbones’ investment in the ETF stands at approximately $3,125,000.
Several other institutional investors have also made moves in the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF recently. Notably, Quent Capital LLC entered the market by acquiring a stake worth around $25,000 in the third quarter. Similarly, Sagard Holdings Management Inc. and Financial Gravity Companies Inc. established new positions during the second quarter, valued at approximately $32,000 and $33,000, respectively. Additionally, Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased shares valued at about $40,000 in the third quarter, while MTM Investment Management LLC invested approximately $87,000 in the same period. Collectively, institutional investors and hedge funds now control around 61.52% of the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF’s stock.
Stock Performance and Market Overview
As of Tuesday, the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF opened at $142.92. The ETF boasts a market capitalization of $26.44 billion and has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.91, with a beta of 0.93. Its fifty-day moving average price is $145.20, and the two-hundred-day moving average stands at $141.12. Over the past year, the ETF has experienced a low of $101.25 and a high of $148.75.
The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the MSCI AC World Index. This fund is significant as it encompasses a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap global stocks, covering approximately 85% of the market capitalization across both developed and emerging markets. Launched on March 26, 2008, the fund is managed by BlackRock, a leading global investment management corporation.
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