iShares MSCI World ETF $URTH Shares Bought by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,694 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $1,134,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 8.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,458,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $223,383,000 after purchasing an additional 110,083 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 623,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,524,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 604,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,629,000 after purchasing an additional 12,282 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $72,340,000. Finally, Barings LLC increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 65,203 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI World ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA URTH opened at $181.51 on Thursday. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 12 month low of $132.93 and a 12 month high of $183.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.04 billion, a PE ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $178.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $167.12.

iShares MSCI World ETF Profile

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.