Davidson Trust Co. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Davidson Trust Co. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 25.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 20,433 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,130 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.0% of Davidson Trust Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Davidson Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,540,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Axiom Financial Strategies LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 72.1% during the 1st quarter. Axiom Financial Strategies LLC now owns 11,841 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $808,000 after acquiring an additional 4,959 shares in the last quarter. Fairfield Bush & CO. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter worth $37,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 83.6% during the 1st quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 23,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,693,000 after acquiring an additional 10,470 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 13,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,028,000 after acquiring an additional 928 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 38.1% during the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 236,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,406,000 after acquiring an additional 65,200 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA stock traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $76.23. 8,312,368 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,159,149. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $65.68 and a twelve month high of $80.06. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.07.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, MSCI EAFE Index (the Index). The Index has been developed by MSCI Inc as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance.