Wedbush Securities Inc. Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Wedbush Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 10,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,287,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 125.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,208,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,928,000 after acquiring an additional 1,227,595 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 35.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,708,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,390,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221,082 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 5.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 23,610,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,937,631,000 after purchasing an additional 1,210,805 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 690.4% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,140,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,073,000 after purchasing an additional 996,633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 166.6% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,472,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,977,000 after purchasing an additional 920,188 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFG opened at $117.75 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $121.68 and its 200 day moving average is $121.66. The company has a market capitalization of $13.85 billion, a PE ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $107.17 and a 12-month high of $127.44.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF shares are going to split before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly issued shares will be distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, November 4th.

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.