iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) Shares Purchased by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 130.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 403,313 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 228,476 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $39,053,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 22.4% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,926,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,416,000 after buying an additional 536,191 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,651,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,885,000 after purchasing an additional 260,304 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,641,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,961,000 after purchasing an additional 8,767 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,480,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,345,000 after purchasing an additional 268,352 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 1,184,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,592,000 after purchasing an additional 28,987 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Performance

EFG opened at $103.73 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $101.83 and a 200-day moving average of $102.19. The company has a market capitalization of $16.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.20 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $94.82 and a 1-year high of $108.91.

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.