Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. Boosts Stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ)

Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) by 8.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 31,522 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,550 shares during the period. Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. owned 0.07% of iShares Global Healthcare ETF worth $2,734,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,075,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,117,000 after acquiring an additional 481,619 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,170,000. Barclays PLC increased its position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 351.5% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 115,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,541,000 after purchasing an additional 90,120 shares in the last quarter. CPR Investments Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $3,276,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 124.0% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 47,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,935,000 after buying an additional 26,410 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IXJ traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $89.46. 75,261 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 154,269. iShares Global Healthcare ETF has a twelve month low of $77.96 and a twelve month high of $93.37. The company has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a PE ratio of 24.61 and a beta of 0.56. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $90.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.39.

About iShares Global Healthcare ETF

iShares Global Healthcare ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Global 1200 Healthcare Sector Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of companies that Standards & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) deems to be a part of the consumer staples sector of the economy.