Victory Capital Management Inc. Purchases 12,330 Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 246.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,324 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,330 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $2,718,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of URTH. Barings LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter. Barings LLC now owns 293,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,300,000 after acquiring an additional 23,929 shares during the period. Evensky & Katz LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC now owns 281,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,210,000 after acquiring an additional 2,931 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 135.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 178,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,334,000 after acquiring an additional 102,495 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 146,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,949,000 after acquiring an additional 51,370 shares during the period. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 28.8% in the 2nd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 132,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,549,000 after acquiring an additional 29,601 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of URTH opened at $159.26 on Friday. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 12 month low of $127.00 and a 12 month high of $160.53. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $156.74 and its 200-day moving average is $151.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.76 billion, a PE ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96.

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.