Merit Financial Group LLC Purchases 182,715 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG)

Merit Financial Group LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 237.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 259,698 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 182,715 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $25,147,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Axiom Advisory LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 9.2% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 5,422,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $562,613,000 after purchasing an additional 455,586 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 22.4% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,926,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,416,000 after acquiring an additional 536,191 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 46.2% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,548,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,361,000 after purchasing an additional 489,230 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 74.2% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 1,155,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,307,000 after purchasing an additional 492,084 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 18,989.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 835,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,924,000 after purchasing an additional 830,957 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Trading Up 2.6 %

BATS EFG opened at $98.58 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $99.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $102.23. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $67.58 and a 1 year high of $85.81.

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.