Blue Trust Inc. Trims Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Blue Trust Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 83.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,437 shares of the company’s stock after selling 65,966 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $1,530,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EFG. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 433,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,533,000 after purchasing an additional 22,283 shares in the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,034,000. FLP Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 121.9% during the third quarter. FLP Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,686,000 after buying an additional 8,132 shares during the period. AMG National Trust Bank increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 5.5% during the second quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 12,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,386,000 after buying an additional 648 shares during the period. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 23.4% in the second quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 553,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,016,000 after buying an additional 104,980 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFG opened at $114.85 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $114.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $112.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.51 billion, a PE ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a one year low of $88.66 and a one year high of $113.16.

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.