iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) Shares Bought by Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC

Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,864,786 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 59,927 shares during the period. iShares Global Healthcare ETF makes up approximately 3.3% of Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Global Healthcare ETF were worth $158,488,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 673,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,231,000 after acquiring an additional 31,449 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp bought a new position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $274,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 6.5% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 83,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,137,000 after acquiring an additional 5,112 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 3.7% in the second quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 42,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,612,000 after acquiring an additional 1,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 24.1% in the second quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 8,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $720,000 after acquiring an additional 1,645 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF Price Performance

Shares of IXJ stock traded up $0.33 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $82.86. The company had a trading volume of 22,046 shares, compared to its average volume of 191,718. iShares Global Healthcare ETF has a 12 month low of $77.96 and a 12 month high of $88.18. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.96. The company has a market cap of $3.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.97 and a beta of 0.67.

About iShares Global Healthcare ETF

iShares Global Healthcare ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Global 1200 Healthcare Sector Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of companies that Standards & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) deems to be a part of the consumer staples sector of the economy.