iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $98.43 and last traded at $98.33, with a volume of 662601 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $97.88.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $103.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.56 billion, a PE ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.97.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EFG. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 19.6% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 4,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,000 after purchasing an additional 752 shares during the period. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $225,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $15,261,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 84.5% in the first quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $680,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 11.9% during the 1st quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 24,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,569,000 after purchasing an additional 2,623 shares during the last quarter.

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.