Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG)

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (BATS:EFG) by 7.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 94,906 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,987 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF were worth $9,190,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC now owns 2,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Patton Albertson Miller Group LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Patton Albertson Miller Group LLC now owns 33,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,610,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Diversified LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Diversified LLC now owns 13,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,483,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp now owns 8,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $811,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norris Perne & French LLP MI lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Norris Perne & French LLP MI now owns 41,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,008,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF Stock Up 6.0 %

BATS:EFG opened at $101.91 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $94.82 and a 52 week high of $108.91. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $101.38 and a 200 day moving average of $102.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.20 and a beta of 0.93.

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.