HighTower Advisors LLC Has $1.03 Million Holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 78.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,624 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,903 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $1,030,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $651,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 22.1% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 414 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 24.8% during the third quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 408 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 4.1% during the third quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 2,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $373,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Activest Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 57.1% in the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:URTH opened at $155.98 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $4.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.98 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $159.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $157.88. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 52-week low of $136.93 and a 52-week high of $164.21.

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.