iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $124.65 and last traded at $124.39, with a volume of 16480 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $123.54.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Up 0.5%

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $120.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $117.78. The stock has a market cap of $14.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EFG. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1,147.4% in the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the period. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 87.0% in the fourth quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 327.7% in the fourth quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Grp LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 125.9% in the first quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the last quarter.

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.