Empire Life Investments Inc. Acquires 5,293 Shares of iShares MSCI World ETF $URTH

Empire Life Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 6.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 82,743 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,293 shares during the quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $15,371,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in URTH. Dara Capital US Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,932,000. Cidel Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,376,000. Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,766,000. Banco Santander S.A. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 236,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,926,000 after purchasing an additional 30,080 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 19.9% in the 4th quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 57,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,662,000 after purchasing an additional 9,512 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Down 0.2%

iShares MSCI World ETF stock opened at $200.57 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $188.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $187.37. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 12 month low of $159.63 and a 12 month high of $201.29. The company has a market cap of $8.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 0.95.

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.