Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Purchases 310 Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTHFree Report) by 0.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 34,432 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.15% of iShares MSCI World ETF worth $5,354,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in URTH. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 258.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 742,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,423,000 after purchasing an additional 535,132 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 233.8% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 365,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,886,000 after acquiring an additional 256,230 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 219.2% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 279,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,523,000 after acquiring an additional 192,199 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $18,715,000. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 56.8% in the 4th quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 264,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,173,000 after acquiring an additional 95,938 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA URTH opened at $160.63 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI World ETF has a fifty-two week low of $132.93 and a fifty-two week high of $164.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 21.75 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $151.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $156.57.

iShares MSCI World ETF Company Profile

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The iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI World index, a market-cap-weighted index of stocks that cover 85% of the developed world’s market capitalization. URTH was launched on Jan 10, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

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