iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTHGet Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 736,792 shares, a drop of 61.6% from the April 30th total of 1,920,988 shares. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 731,784 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

iShares MSCI World ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of URTH opened at $204.93 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $192.61 and its 200 day moving average is $188.97. The company has a market capitalization of $8.73 billion, a PE ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 0.95. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 12-month low of $161.91 and a 12-month high of $205.65.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI World ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Assetmark Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Tiff Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 107.9% in the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 262 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management bought a new stake in iShares MSCI World ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,000. Finally, Comerica Bank increased its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 51.1% in the 3rd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 281 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI World ETF Company Profile

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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.

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