iShares MSCI World ETF $URTH Stake Boosted by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 14.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 180,736 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,279 shares during the period. UBS Group AG owned 0.49% of iShares MSCI World ETF worth $33,575,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Amundi purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $147,843,000. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 539,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,916,000 after purchasing an additional 65,663 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 77.4% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 359,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,283,000 after purchasing an additional 156,891 shares during the last quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 353,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,581,000 after purchasing an additional 1,491 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evensky & Katz LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC now owns 288,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,451,000 after purchasing an additional 1,575 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Up 0.8%

URTH stock opened at $200.64 on Friday. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 1 year low of $156.38 and a 1 year high of $200.97. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $187.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $186.99. The firm has a market cap of $8.55 billion, a PE ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 0.95.

iShares MSCI World ETF Company 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.