1,865,143 Shares in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG Purchased by Park Avenue Securities LLC

Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,865,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $223,500,000. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF makes up about 1.4% of Park Avenue Securities LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Park Avenue Securities LLC owned approximately 1.59% of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFG. Signature Equity Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1,147.4% during the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the period. First Bancorp Inc ME bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Bangor Savings Bank bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Richardson Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Coastline Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Price Performance

BATS EFG opened at $117.93 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $121.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $120.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.87 billion, a PE ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $107.17 and a fifty-two week high of $127.44.

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF are set to split on the morning of Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly minted shares will be distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

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.