Washington Trust Bank Grows Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Washington Trust Bank increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 501.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,004 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 52,535 shares during the period. Washington Trust Bank’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $7,177,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Guerra Advisors Inc purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its position 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 worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 327.7% in the fourth quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC grew its position 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 worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Down 0.9%

EFG opened at $121.51 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $14.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $105.71 and a 12 month high of $123.63. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $116.33 and a 200 day moving average of $116.61.

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.