Royal Bank of Canada Acquires 45,942 Shares of iShares Global Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:IXG)

Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in iShares Global Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:IXG – Get Rating) by 37.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 168,240 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,942 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned 1.54% of iShares Global Financials ETF worth $10,315,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IXG. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Global Financials ETF by 1,646.3% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 497,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,554,000 after purchasing an additional 469,339 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Global Financials ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $9,861,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in iShares Global Financials ETF by 89.8% in the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 145,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,564,000 after purchasing an additional 68,850 shares in the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Global Financials ETF by 269.3% in the 3rd quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 40,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,458,000 after purchasing an additional 29,235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Global Financials ETF by 179.0% in the 1st quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 40,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,190,000 after purchasing an additional 25,760 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Global Financials ETF Stock Down 2.7 %

Shares of IXG opened at $71.50 on Friday. iShares Global Financials ETF has a 1 year low of $59.97 and a 1 year high of $82.39. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.10.

iShares Global Financials ETF Company Profile

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Ishares S&P Global Financials Sector Index Fund, formerly iShares Global Financials ETF (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of companies that Standard & Poor’s deems part of the financial sector of the economy and important to global markets, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Financials Sector Index (the Index).