Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Buys 45,818 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 5.1% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 941,440 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 45,818 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $97,712,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Phillips Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Kessler Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Riverview Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, LifeSteps Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

EFG traded up $0.82 on Friday, hitting $104.34. The company had a trading volume of 283,889 shares. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $67.58 and a 12-month high of $85.81. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.68. The company has a market cap of $12.27 billion, a PE ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.97.

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.