iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) Shares Bought by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 81,502 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,860 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. owned 0.07% of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF worth $7,892,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 45.7% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 9,151,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $886,183,000 after purchasing an additional 2,871,169 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 22.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,275,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $704,528,000 after purchasing an additional 1,345,376 shares during the last quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $77,983,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 20.1% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 4,234,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $410,061,000 after acquiring an additional 709,383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $65,051,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of EFG opened at $97.12 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $12.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.55 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $88.66 and a 12-month high of $108.91. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $101.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $101.50.

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.