HighTower Advisors LLC Has $1.03 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 78.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,624 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,903 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $1,030,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. US Bancorp DE acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 24.8% during the third quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 22.1% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 414 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Activest Wealth Management grew its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 57.1% during the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 440 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of URTH opened at $155.98 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $159.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $157.88. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 12-month low of $136.93 and a 12-month high of $164.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.98 and a beta of 0.98.

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.