Mackenzie Financial Corp Increases Stock Position in iShares MSCI World ETF $URTH

Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) by 22.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,843 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,347 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp’s holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF were worth $6,749,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of URTH. Blair William & Co. IL raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 6,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $992,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI World ETF by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 3,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,000 after buying an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI World ETF by 42.1% in the 1st quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. now owns 16,349 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,504,000 after buying an additional 4,843 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI World ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $52,000. Finally, Evensky & Katz LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI World ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC now owns 286,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,959,000 after acquiring an additional 3,391 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI World ETF Stock Performance

URTH opened at $186.06 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $182.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $175.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 0.97. iShares MSCI World ETF has a 52-week low of $132.93 and a 52-week high of $187.07.

iShares MSCI World ETF Company 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.