iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) Sees Large Volume Increase

iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday . 69,673 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 56% from the previous session’s volume of 159,675 shares.The stock last traded at $87.49 and had previously closed at $87.64.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

The company has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.13 and a beta of 0.56. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $91.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $86.96.

Institutional Trading of iShares Global Healthcare ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barry Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 23.8% during the 1st quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,042 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 18,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,691,000 after acquiring an additional 834 shares during the period. Ehrlich Financial Group lifted its position in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 5.0% in the first quarter. Ehrlich Financial Group now owns 7,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares in the last quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $1,049,000. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 7,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $623,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF Company Profile

iShares Global Healthcare ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Global 1200 Healthcare Sector Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of companies that Standards & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) deems to be a part of the consumer staples sector of the economy.