Polaris Investment Advisors LLC Has $2.25 Million Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Polaris Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 270.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,185 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,743 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF comprises about 1.6% of Polaris Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Polaris Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $2,248,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFG. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 53,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,227,000 after buying an additional 1,266 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 50,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,882,000 after buying an additional 5,478 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 65.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 20,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,069,000 after buying an additional 8,188 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 34.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 455,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,526,000 after acquiring an additional 115,944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the second quarter worth $270,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of BATS:EFG opened at $123.11 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $14.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $106.33 and a 12 month high of $125.71. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $121.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $118.41.

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.