WealthShield Partners LLC Buys 50,788 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

WealthShield Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 481.5% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 61,335 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 50,788 shares during the quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $6,831,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 8.0% in the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 1,333,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,406,000 after buying an additional 99,158 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position 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 valued at $138,664,000 after acquiring an additional 13,888 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,239,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,193,000 after acquiring an additional 53,177 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 690.4% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,140,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,073,000 after acquiring an additional 996,633 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,003,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,326,000 after acquiring an additional 9,384 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFG traded up $0.18 on Friday, reaching $122.65. The stock had a trading volume of 1,060,785 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,596,793. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $106.33 and a 12-month high of $125.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $122.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $119.08.

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.