iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock Position Boosted by IFG Advisors LLC

IFG Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 481,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,632 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 7.7% of IFG Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. IFG Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $46,206,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Causeway Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after buying an additional 4,952,603 shares during the period. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $209,353,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% in the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $413,652,000 after acquiring an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 50.7% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,768,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $504,181,000 after acquiring an additional 1,939,941 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 251.9% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,090,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $186,908,000 after purchasing an additional 1,496,680 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $94.66 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $72.14 and a 12-month high of $105.94. The company has a market capitalization of $69.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $100.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $96.94.

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. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.