iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) Hits New 1-Year High at $148.32

iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $148.32 and last traded at $148.32, with a volume of 6686 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $147.74.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

The stock has a market cap of $3.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 0.96. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $144.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $140.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI World ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Webster Bank N. A. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF in the first quarter worth $43,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA bought a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $55,000. Finally, SYM FINANCIAL Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 4,354.5% during the fourth quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 479 shares during the period.

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.