iShares MSCI World ETF $URTH Shares Purchased by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 6.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,156,319 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 128,687 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada owned approximately 0.05% of iShares MSCI World ETF worth $388,181,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 2,255.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,001,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,964,000 after acquiring an additional 958,545 shares in the last quarter. Amundi acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $147,843,000. CI Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 255.4% in the 4th quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 391,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,711,000 after purchasing an additional 281,273 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 77.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 359,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,283,000 after purchasing an additional 156,891 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Obermeyer Wealth Partners lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 353,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,581,000 after purchasing an additional 1,491 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of URTH stock opened at $201.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $202.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $194.08. The company has a market cap of $7.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 0.95. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 12 month low of $168.23 and a 12 month high of $206.33.

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.