Sanctuary Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 58.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 855,806 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 316,738 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $95,311,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 690.4% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,140,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,073,000 after purchasing an additional 996,633 shares during the last quarter. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $62,299,000. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 16,769,600.0% during the 4th quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 335,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,208,000 after acquiring an additional 335,392 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 10,060.1% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 289,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,999,000 after acquiring an additional 286,813 shares during the period. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 6,066.7% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 291,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,175,000 after acquiring an additional 286,590 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of EFG opened at $121.45 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $106.33 and a 12-month high of $125.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $122.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $119.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Growth Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a subset of the MSCI EAFE Index and constituents of the Index include securities from Europe, Australasia (Australia and Asia), and the Far East. The Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer staples, industrials, consumer discretionary, materials, healthcare, financials, information technology, energy, telecommunication services and utilities.