BLB&B Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 2,242 iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

BLB&B Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,242 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $352,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barings LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. Barings LLC now owns 293,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,300,000 after buying an additional 23,929 shares in the last quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC now owns 281,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,210,000 after purchasing an additional 2,931 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 135.7% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 178,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,334,000 after purchasing an additional 102,495 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 86.8% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 151,737 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,988,000 after purchasing an additional 70,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. grew its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 28.8% in the 2nd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 132,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,549,000 after purchasing an additional 29,601 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

iShares MSCI World ETF stock opened at $155.89 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $3.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $154.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $148.70. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 52 week low of $114.70 and a 52 week high of $158.74.

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.