iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG Shares Sold by Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 67.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 23,785 shares of the company’s stock after selling 50,038 shares during the period. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $2,710,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $735,000. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 143,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,335,000 after acquiring an additional 6,182 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 14.5% in the third quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 161,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,433,000 after acquiring an additional 20,519 shares in the last quarter. Addison Capital Co raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. Addison Capital Co now owns 26,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,050,000 after acquiring an additional 7,191 shares during the period. Finally, Asempa Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $1,008,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Up 0.9%

BATS:EFG opened at $121.43 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $116.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.80. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $106.33 and a twelve month high of $123.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96.

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.