Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Purchases 22,429 Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich raised its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 13.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 184,631 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,429 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $31,683,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $651,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 22.1% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 414 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 24.8% in the third quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 408 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 2,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $373,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the period. Finally, Archer Investment Corp grew its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 97.1% during the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

iShares MSCI World ETF stock opened at $157.64 on Friday. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 12-month low of $136.93 and a 12-month high of $164.21. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $159.41 and a 200 day moving average of $157.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 0.98.

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.