Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Boosts Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 86.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 299,382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 139,164 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $25,037,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.6% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,440,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,191,386,000 after buying an additional 4,116,234 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.1% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,765,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $686,598,000 after buying an additional 2,179,857 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 764.7% in the second quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,935,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $151,569,000 after buying an additional 1,711,236 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% in the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,825,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $456,284,000 after buying an additional 1,377,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 35,177.0% during the third quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 977,879 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $81,780,000 after purchasing an additional 975,107 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA traded down $0.78 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $76.93. 2,089,327 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,691,063. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $70.45 and a 52-week high of $84.56. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.34.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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.