5,100 Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF $URTH Acquired by Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc.

Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 5,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,052,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Paulson Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 8.7% during the third quarter. Paulson Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $299,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Platform Technology Partners bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $1,085,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $4,887,000. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $1,068,000. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $554,000.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:URTH traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $199.67. 1,524,552 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 738,581. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 0.95. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $207.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $199.12. iShares MSCI World ETF has a fifty-two week low of $174.24 and a fifty-two week high of $211.94.

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.