iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG Holdings Boosted by Wakefield Asset Management LLLP

Wakefield Asset Management LLLP lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 3.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 140,317 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,515 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF accounts for about 4.4% of Wakefield Asset Management LLLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $15,979,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 1,333,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,406,000 after buying an additional 99,158 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,315,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $147,303,000 after buying an additional 62,786 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,242,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,664,000 after buying an additional 13,888 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,186,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,087,000 after buying an additional 18,360 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 94.0% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 870,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,512,000 after acquiring an additional 421,923 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Price Performance

BATS EFG opened at $116.01 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $13.64 billion, a PE ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $119.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $115.91. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $88.66 and a 1-year high of $123.63.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF 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.