Washington Trust Advisors Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH)

Washington Trust Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 19.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 374 shares of the company’s stock after selling 88 shares during the period. Washington Trust Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $58,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Archer Investment Corp lifted its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 97.1% during the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 203 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF during the third quarter worth about $44,000. US Bancorp DE purchased a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc lifted its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 24.8% during the third quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 408 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Down 1.7 %

NYSEARCA URTH opened at $156.49 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $159.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $157.57. iShares MSCI World ETF has a twelve month low of $136.93 and a twelve month high of $164.21. The company has a market capitalization of $4.33 billion, a PE ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 0.98.

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.