Principal Securities Inc. Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG)

Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 48.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 35,233 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,427 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $3,793,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Forte Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. Forte Asset Management LLC now owns 74,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,019,000 after purchasing an additional 3,392 shares during the last quarter. Norris Perne & French LLP MI raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Norris Perne & French LLP MI now owns 41,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,442,000 after acquiring an additional 826 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the third quarter worth $225,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the third quarter worth $367,000. Finally, Pinnacle Associates Ltd. raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 11,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,247,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Performance

BATS:EFG opened at $101.09 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $67.58 and a 1 year high of $85.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $104.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $103.37.

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.