iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) Sets New 1-Year High at $154.95

iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $154.95 and last traded at $154.34, with a volume of 459438 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $153.42.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

The firm has a market cap of $3.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s 50-day moving average is $149.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $146.31.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $505,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 19,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,905,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $641,000. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 135.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 178,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,334,000 after buying an additional 102,495 shares during the period. Finally, DRW Securities LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 265.3% during the 2nd quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 9,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,356,000 after acquiring an additional 6,691 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares MSCI World ETF

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.