First Financial Bank Trust Division Increases Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

First Financial Bank Trust Division lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 110,168 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,140 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 0.9% of First Financial Bank Trust Division’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. First Financial Bank Trust Division’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $9,848,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 46,571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,806,289,000 after buying an additional 7,811,598 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.7% during the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 8,517,440 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $696,130,000 after buying an additional 1,949,126 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 289.6% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,811,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $590,650,000 after buying an additional 5,806,736 shares during the period. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 2,825,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $230,965,000 after buying an additional 96,306 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,343,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $191,528,000 after buying an additional 46,879 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $92.99 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $67.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $86.76. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.14 and a 1 year high of $93.39.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.