iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) Shares Purchased by Archer Investment Corp

Archer Investment Corp raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 97.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 203 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Archer Investment Corp’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $32,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barings LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 8.9% in the second quarter. Barings LLC now owns 293,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,300,000 after purchasing an additional 23,929 shares in the last quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 135.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 54.0% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 146,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,949,000 after purchasing an additional 51,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 28.8% during the second quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 132,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,549,000 after purchasing an additional 29,601 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Price Performance

URTH stock opened at $156.66 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 1-year low of $125.19 and a 1-year high of $160.53. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $155.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $150.52.

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.