Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 66.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 42,893 shares of the company’s stock after selling 83,351 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $4,885,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 8.0% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 1,333,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,406,000 after buying an additional 99,158 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,315,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $147,303,000 after acquiring an additional 62,786 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,242,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,664,000 after acquiring an additional 13,888 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,186,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,087,000 after acquiring an additional 18,360 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 964,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,006,000 after acquiring an additional 3,990 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Down 1.0%

BATS EFG opened at $114.95 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $119.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $115.82. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $88.66 and a twelve month high of $123.63. The company has a market capitalization of $13.52 billion, a PE ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96.

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