Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC Lowers Stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF $IXJ

Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC decreased its position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,284,224 shares of the company’s stock after selling 24,161 shares during the period. iShares Global Healthcare ETF comprises approximately 3.7% of Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Global Healthcare ETF were worth $125,086,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. LOM Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 80.0% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Counsel Inc bought a new stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Global Healthcare ETF during the third quarter valued at about $40,000.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IXJ opened at $92.86 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion, a PE ratio of 21.58 and a beta of 0.58. iShares Global Healthcare ETF has a twelve month low of $81.85 and a twelve month high of $101.78. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $94.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.30.

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.