Verdence Capital Advisors LLC Buys 9,083 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG)

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 84.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 19,819 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,083 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $1,919,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EFG. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 22.4% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,926,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,416,000 after purchasing an additional 536,191 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 18.7% during the fourth 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. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 0.5% during the fourth 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 period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 22.1% during the fourth 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 period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2.5% during the fourth 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 period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Up 10.7 %

Shares of EFG opened at $106.34 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $16.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.20 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $94.82 and a 12 month high of $108.91. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $101.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $102.37.

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.