World Investment Advisors Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

World Investment Advisors increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 215.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 81,877 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 55,942 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $9,119,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFG. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 53,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,227,000 after acquiring an additional 1,266 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 50,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,882,000 after purchasing an additional 5,478 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 65.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 20,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,069,000 after purchasing an additional 8,188 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 34.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 455,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,526,000 after purchasing an additional 115,944 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $270,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Performance

BATS EFG opened at $123.63 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s 50 day moving average is $121.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $118.74. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $106.33 and a 12-month high of $125.71.

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.