Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Sells 31,769 Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lessened its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 13.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 202,503 shares of the company’s stock after selling 31,769 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $26,937,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,491,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,268,000 after buying an additional 71,097 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 858,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,112,000 after purchasing an additional 27,264 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 61.8% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 149,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,974,000 after purchasing an additional 57,112 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 118.8% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 114,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,204,000 after purchasing an additional 62,058 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 231.3% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 106,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,738,000 after purchasing an additional 74,000 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of URTH stock traded up $1.35 on Friday, reaching $140.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 76,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 230,061. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $141.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $133.07. The company has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.15 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 1 year low of $114.70 and a 1 year high of $145.19.

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.