Royal Bank of Canada Has $70.46 Million Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 44.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 632,689 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 194,825 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada owned about 0.54% of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF worth $70,462,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFG. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1,147.4% in the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 87.0% in the fourth quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Hamilton Point Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 133.8% in the fourth quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of EFG opened at $121.43 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $14.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $106.33 and a 1 year high of $125.71. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $122.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $119.57.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

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.