iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) Stock Short Interest Report for September

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) saw a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 235,421 shares, an increase of 85.8% from the September 15th total of 126,732 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,627,881 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Up 0.9%

BATS:EFG opened at $119.48 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $107.17 and a 1 year high of $127.44. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $122.61 and a 200-day moving average of $121.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96.

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF are going to split before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly issued shares will be distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, November 4th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EFG. Neumann Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $255,000. White Pine Investment CO acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $6,878,000. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $36,000. Community Financial Services Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $292,000. Finally, LifeSteps Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 515.2% in the third quarter. LifeSteps Financial Inc. now owns 6,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $796,000 after buying an additional 5,564 shares during the last quarter.

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.