iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) Stock Position Raised by Banco Santander S.A.

Banco Santander S.A. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTHFree Report) by 27.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 168,842 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,300 shares during the period. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $26,493,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of URTH. 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in 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 valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $3,109,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF during the first quarter worth about $4,862,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 408.5% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 21,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,102,000 after acquiring an additional 17,198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $451,000.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF stock opened at $157.99 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $156.49 and its 200-day moving average is $151.07. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 12-month low of $126.82 and a 12-month high of $160.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.73 billion, a PE ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96.

iShares MSCI World ETF Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

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