Financial Life Advisors Reduces Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG)

Financial Life Advisors decreased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 4.8% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 91,244 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,559 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF accounts for about 4.0% of Financial Life Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Financial Life Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $9,470,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. TSA Wealth Managment LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $7,710,000. EQ LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $5,841,000. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 35.9% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 69,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,729,000 after purchasing an additional 18,366 shares in the last quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 3,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $331,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mendel Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Mendel Capital Management LLC now owns 11,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,083,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

BATS:EFG traded down $0.23 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $102.30. The company had a trading volume of 592,673 shares. The company has a market capitalization of $12.03 billion, a PE ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $102.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.48. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $67.58 and a 52-week high of $85.81.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Company 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.