Balefire LLC Acquires 8,544 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Balefire LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 77.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,638 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,544 shares during the period. Balefire LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $2,353,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 125.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,208,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,928,000 after purchasing an additional 1,227,595 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 35.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,708,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,390,000 after buying an additional 1,221,082 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 5.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 23,610,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,937,631,000 after buying an additional 1,210,805 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 690.4% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,140,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,073,000 after buying an additional 996,633 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 166.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,472,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,977,000 after buying an additional 920,188 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS EFG traded up $1.25 during trading on Friday, hitting $120.30. 517,560 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,395,573. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $107.17 and a 12-month high of $127.44. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $123.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $121.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.15 billion, a PE ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF’s stock is going to split on the morning of Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly minted shares will be issued to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

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.