iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG Position Boosted by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 2,235.4% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 67,118 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 64,244 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $7,475,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 87.0% in the 4th quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 327.7% in the 4th quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Hamilton Point Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 133.8% in the 4th quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Up 0.6%

EFG stock opened at $122.22 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a one year low of $106.33 and a one year high of $125.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $122.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $119.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.37 billion, a PE ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96.

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.