Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Buys 458,730 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 458,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $54,970,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFG. First Bancorp Inc ME purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1,147.4% in the 1st quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Coastline Trust Co bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of BATS EFG opened at $38.65 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $14.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.11 and a beta of 0.97. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $35.72 and a 1-year high of $42.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $40.10 and its 200 day moving average is $40.10.

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.