Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC Buys 43,761 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG)

Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 26.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 208,908 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,761 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $20,229,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFG. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 45.7% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 9,151,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $886,183,000 after buying an additional 2,871,169 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 22.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,275,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $704,528,000 after acquiring an additional 1,345,376 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 20.1% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 4,234,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $410,061,000 after purchasing an additional 709,383 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $283,416,000 after purchasing an additional 536,191 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted 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 period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Up 6.1 %

Shares of EFG stock opened at $101.94 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $102.93 and its 200 day moving average is $102.12. The firm has a market cap of $12.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.76 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $94.82 and a 52-week 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.