Polaris Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 14,743 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Polaris Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 270.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 20,185 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,743 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF makes up 1.6% of Polaris Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Polaris Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $2,248,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 53,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,227,000 after purchasing an additional 1,266 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 50,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,882,000 after purchasing an additional 5,478 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 65.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 20,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,069,000 after purchasing an additional 8,188 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in 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 valued at $45,526,000 after purchasing an additional 115,944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at $270,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of EFG stock opened at $123.11 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $106.33 and a 1 year high of $125.71. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $121.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $118.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96.

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. The Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer staples, industrials, consumer discretionary, materials, healthcare, financials, information technology, energy, telecommunication services and utilities.