Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC Invests $12.96 Million in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF $EFG

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 116,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,963,000. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF accounts for about 1.5% of Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC owned about 0.10% of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 690.4% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,140,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,073,000 after purchasing an additional 996,633 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at about $83,908,000. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $62,299,000. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 16,769,600.0% in the fourth quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 335,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,208,000 after buying an additional 335,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 117.6% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 539,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,411,000 after buying an additional 291,366 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Price Performance

BATS EFG opened at $122.65 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $122.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $119.11. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $106.33 and a 52 week high of $125.71. The company has a market capitalization of $14.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 0.96.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF 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.