HighTower Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF $IXJ

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 137,560 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,444 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.31% of iShares Global Healthcare ETF worth $12,191,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IXJ. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 1,036.3% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,000 after buying an additional 2,311 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 11.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 216.8% during the 2nd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after acquiring an additional 737 shares during the period. Money Design Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 67,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,774,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares during the period. Finally, Interchange Capital Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 11.7% in the 2nd quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $542,000 after acquiring an additional 661 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IXJ opened at $100.45 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.70 billion, a PE ratio of 21.58 and a beta of 0.64. iShares Global Healthcare ETF has a 1 year low of $80.68 and a 1 year high of $101.74. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $98.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.74.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF 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. It is a subset of the S&P Global 1200 Index. Component companies include healthcare providers, biotechnology companies and manufacturers of medical supplies, advanced medical devices and pharmaceuticals.