Renaissance Technologies LLC Acquires 27,100 Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 1,129.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,500 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,100 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $4,351,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Evensky & Katz LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF in the first quarter valued at about $39,940,000. Banco Santander S.A. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 572.3% in the 1st quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 102,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,917,000 after buying an additional 87,629 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 685,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,127,000 after acquiring an additional 76,665 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 86.8% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 151,737 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,988,000 after acquiring an additional 70,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pictet North America Advisors SA bought a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $9,030,000.

iShares MSCI World ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA URTH opened at $156.62 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $150.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $147.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.70 billion, a PE ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI World ETF has a fifty-two week low of $114.70 and a fifty-two week high of $157.38.

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.