D.A. Davidson & CO. Acquires Shares of 2,953 iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

D.A. Davidson & CO. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 2,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $459,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 233.8% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 365,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,886,000 after purchasing an additional 256,230 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 173,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,161,000 after buying an additional 27,451 shares during the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 27.4% during the third quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 168,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,493,000 after buying an additional 36,300 shares during the last quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 148,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,061,000 after buying an additional 41,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arizona PSPRS Trust purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $19,932,000.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF stock opened at $160.41 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $159.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $157.08. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 52 week low of $136.93 and a 52 week high of $164.21.

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.