Empire Life Investments Inc. Cuts Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Empire Life Investments Inc. decreased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 29.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 29,800 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,500 shares during the quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $3,395,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 53,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,227,000 after buying an additional 1,266 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 50,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,882,000 after buying an additional 5,478 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 65.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 20,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,069,000 after acquiring an additional 8,188 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 34.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 455,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,526,000 after acquiring an additional 115,944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the second quarter worth $270,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of BATS EFG opened at $120.34 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $14.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $116.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $116.64. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $106.33 and a 12-month high of $123.63.

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.