Baird Financial Group Inc. Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG)

Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 9.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 196,210 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,990 shares during the quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $18,999,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Atmos Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Perkins Coie Trust Co acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Bellwether Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Price Performance

EFG stock opened at $106.30 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $88.66 and a 1 year high of $108.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.76 billion, a PE ratio of 25.45 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $101.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $100.91.

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.