iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) Reaches New 52-Week High at $100.42

iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $100.42 and last traded at $100.11, with a volume of 20017 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $100.28.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $95.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.76. The firm has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a PE ratio of 24.61 and a beta of 0.56.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Global Healthcare ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IXJ. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 115,117,000.0% during the 2nd quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 1,151,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,875,000 after purchasing an additional 1,151,170 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,075,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,117,000 after acquiring an additional 481,619 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 1,645.2% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 291,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,149,000 after acquiring an additional 274,752 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 225.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 209,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,630,000 after acquiring an additional 144,962 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 4,754.0% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 107,322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,997,000 after acquiring an additional 105,111 shares during the period.

About iShares Global Healthcare ETF

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.