Sterling Capital Management LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Sterling Capital Management LLC cut its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 84,475 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,226 shares during the quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $9,461,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 16,920,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,895,108,000 after purchasing an additional 108,211 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 2,387.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,276,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,688,000 after acquiring an additional 2,185,348 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth $181,715,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1.1% in the second quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 1,598,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,997,000 after acquiring an additional 16,719 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 964,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,006,000 after acquiring an additional 3,990 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Up 18.6%

Shares of BATS:EFG opened at $114.00 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $13.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $88.66 and a 52 week high of $113.16. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $114.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $110.98.

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.