Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. Acquires 23,648 Shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF $IXJ

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 23,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,415,000. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. owned about 0.06% of iShares Global Healthcare ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 45.2% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 148,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,609,000 after acquiring an additional 46,194 shares during the last quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 93.4% during the 4th quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 95,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,331,000 after purchasing an additional 46,269 shares during the last quarter. FCA Corp TX grew its holdings in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. FCA Corp TX now owns 51,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,809,000 after purchasing an additional 678 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 40,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,122,000 after purchasing an additional 2,591 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 30,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,976,000 after purchasing an additional 1,211 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF Price Performance

IXJ stock opened at $105.06 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $98.45. The stock has a market cap of $4.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.58 and a beta of 0.55. iShares Global Healthcare ETF has a 1 year low of $90.28 and a 1 year high of $107.68.

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. 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.