296,711 Shares in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG Acquired by NBT Bank N.A.

NBT Bank N.A. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 296,711 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,555,000. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF makes up about 2.4% of NBT Bank N.A.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. NBT Bank N.A. owned approximately 0.25% of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EFG. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 174.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $854,000 after buying an additional 4,360 shares in the last quarter. Hoxton Planning & Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 73.5% during the first quarter. Hoxton Planning & Management LLC now owns 56,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,241,000 after purchasing an additional 23,746 shares during the period. First Heartland Consultants Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the third quarter worth about $1,277,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 58.9% during the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 300,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,409,000 after purchasing an additional 111,392 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 87.1% during the first quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 30,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,345,000 after purchasing an additional 13,980 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Down 1.3%

BATS EFG opened at $118.46 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $107.17 and a 1-year high of $127.44. The company has a market capitalization of $13.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $121.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $121.63.

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

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. The Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer staples, industrials, consumer discretionary, materials, healthcare, financials, information technology, energy, telecommunication services and utilities.