iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG Shares Purchased by Envestnet Asset Management Inc.

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 5.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,610,616 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,210,805 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. owned about 20.08% of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF worth $2,937,631,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EFG. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 7.2% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,078,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 10.9% during the 2nd quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 26,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,286,000 after purchasing an additional 2,595 shares in the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $108,000. Capital Analysts LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 35.6% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 65,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,124,000 after buying an additional 17,149 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Financial Strategies Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Summit Financial Strategies Inc. now owns 2,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $370,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Down 1.6%

EFG stock traded down $1.91 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $120.45. The stock had a trading volume of 2,372,057 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,411,666. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $107.17 and a 1-year high of $127.44. The company has a market capitalization of $14.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $122.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $120.51.

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.