Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Sells 219,311 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 33.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 445,203 shares of the company’s stock after selling 219,311 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $50,700,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2,387.5% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,276,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,688,000 after purchasing an additional 2,185,348 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 94.0% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 870,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,512,000 after buying an additional 421,923 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 11,098.1% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 359,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,234,000 after buying an additional 356,026 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at $28,034,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 34.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 455,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,526,000 after buying an additional 115,944 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Performance

EFG stock opened at $117.98 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $88.66 and a fifty-two week high of $113.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $114.19 and a 200-day moving average of $113.00.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

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.