J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Makes New $2.69 Million Investment in iShares MSCI World ETF $URTH

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG purchased a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 15,869 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,688,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $3,377,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 34,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,304,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Barings LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 26.2% during the first quarter. Barings LLC now owns 314,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,136,000 after purchasing an additional 65,203 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Pictet & Cie SA lifted its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.5% during the first quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 28,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,397,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NYSEARCA:URTH opened at $182.64 on Friday. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 12 month low of $132.93 and a 12 month high of $182.94. The company has a market cap of $5.75 billion, a PE ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $176.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $165.49.

About iShares MSCI World ETF

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.