HighTower Advisors LLC Purchases 271 Shares of iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:KXI)

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:KXI) by 4.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,065 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 271 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF were worth $471,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KXI. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF by 17.6% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 28,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,861,000 after purchasing an additional 4,245 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF by 43.5% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 48,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,215,000 after purchasing an additional 14,817 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF by 13.2% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,546,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,461,000 after purchasing an additional 297,857 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter valued at about $219,000. Finally, Madden Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter worth about $208,000.

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA KXI opened at $60.81 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $63.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $63.06. iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $57.83 and a 1 year high of $66.31. The firm has a market cap of $866.54 million, a PE ratio of 23.59 and a beta of 0.45.

About iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (the Fund), formerly The iShares S&P Global Consumer Staples Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Staples Sector Index (the Index). The Index is a subset of the Standard & Poor’s Global 1200 Index.