iShares MSCI World ETF $URTH Stock Holdings Decreased by Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc. lessened its position in iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 191,203 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,221 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned approximately 0.53% of iShares MSCI World ETF worth $34,715,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Obermeyer Wealth Partners purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF in the second quarter valued at $57,877,000. GAM Holding AG acquired a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF during the second quarter valued at $24,293,000. Prudential Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF during the second quarter valued at $10,504,000. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 539,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,916,000 after acquiring an additional 65,663 shares during the period. Finally, Silphium Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $7,593,000.

iShares MSCI World ETF Price Performance

Shares of URTH opened at $186.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 0.97. The business’s 50-day moving average is $187.52 and its 200-day moving average is $181.98. iShares MSCI World ETF has a fifty-two week low of $132.93 and a fifty-two week high of $191.56.

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.