iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) Hits New 52-Week High at $148.32

Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $148.32 and last traded at $148.32, with a volume of 6686 shares. The stock had previously closed at $147.74.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $145.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $140.28. The firm has a market cap of $3.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI World ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 36.3% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 73,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,780,000 after buying an additional 19,443 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 65,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,828,000 after acquiring an additional 1,676 shares during the period. Mariner LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 36.1% in the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 4,974 shares of the company’s stock valued at $598,000 after purchasing an additional 1,319 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 128.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 40.9% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 62,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,452,000 after purchasing an additional 17,989 shares in the last quarter.

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.