Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Has $27.16 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 18.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 173,975 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,451 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $27,161,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Evensky & Katz LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC now owns 281,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,210,000 after purchasing an additional 2,931 shares during the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 27.4% during the 3rd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 168,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,493,000 after buying an additional 36,300 shares during the period. Arizona PSPRS Trust acquired a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $19,932,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 146.9% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 109,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,197,000 after acquiring an additional 65,207 shares during the period. Finally, Claro Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $16,815,000.

iShares MSCI World ETF Price Performance

URTH stock opened at $161.55 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $159.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $155.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 52-week low of $135.14 and a 52-week high of $163.18.

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.