iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 291,322 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 27% from the previous session’s volume of 229,026 shares.The stock last traded at $144.14 and had previously closed at $143.81.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $139.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $130.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.96.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI World ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of URTH. Main Street Research LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Main Street Research LLC now owns 14,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,919,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC now owns 3,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $390,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $485,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 128.3% during the third quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 210 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meitav Investment House Ltd. increased its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 8,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,159,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Company 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.