iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) Reaches New 12-Month High at $154.07

iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $154.07 and last traded at $153.71, with a volume of 142068 shares. The stock had previously closed at $152.86.

iShares MSCI World ETF Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $3.64 billion, a PE ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s fifty day moving average is $149.22 and its 200-day moving average is $145.17.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI World ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 73.4% in the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Webster Bank N. A. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $43,000. SYM FINANCIAL Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 4,354.5% in the fourth quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 31.3% during the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 591 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter.

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.