iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG Shares Acquired by Cetera Investment Advisers

Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 125.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,208,206 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,227,595 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $245,928,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 690.4% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,140,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,073,000 after acquiring an additional 996,633 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 166.6% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,472,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,977,000 after purchasing an additional 920,188 shares in the last quarter. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $62,299,000. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 16,769,600.0% during the fourth quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 335,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,208,000 after purchasing an additional 335,392 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 58.8% during the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 855,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,311,000 after purchasing an additional 316,738 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of BATS EFG opened at $120.80 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $14.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $122.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $119.47. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $106.33 and a fifty-two week 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.