Baird Financial Group Inc. Sells 4,543 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Baird Financial Group Inc. lessened its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 176,017 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,543 shares during the quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $21,900,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFG. Wealthquest Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealthquest Corp now owns 72,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,270,000 after purchasing an additional 7,765 shares in the last quarter. Hoxton Planning & Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 73.5% during the first quarter. Hoxton Planning & Management LLC now owns 56,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,241,000 after acquiring an additional 23,746 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 20.8% in the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 25,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,955,000 after acquiring an additional 4,462 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 640,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,995,000 after acquiring an additional 17,178 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 87.1% in the 1st quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 30,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,345,000 after buying an additional 13,980 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Up 0.8%

EFG opened at $121.77 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $14.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $107.17 and a 1-year high of $127.44. The company’s 50 day moving average is $123.23 and its 200-day moving average is $120.54.

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.