iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) Shares Purchased by Perigon Wealth Management LLC

Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 8.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,454 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $326,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,491,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $179,268,000 after acquiring an additional 71,097 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 858,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,112,000 after purchasing an additional 27,264 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 3.1% in the second quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 591,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,639,000 after purchasing an additional 17,735 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 95.8% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 227,322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,835,000 after purchasing an additional 111,233 shares during the period. Finally, CX Institutional acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF in the third quarter valued at about $26,579,000.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA URTH opened at $138.98 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 52 week low of $114.70 and a 52 week high of $145.19. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $141.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $132.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.15 and a beta of 0.96.

About iShares MSCI World ETF

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.