Klingenstein Fields & Co. LP Increases Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Klingenstein Fields & Co. LP grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 84.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 66,726 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 30,510 shares during the quarter. Klingenstein Fields & Co. LP’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $6,408,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Horizon Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,520.0% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% during the 4th quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Nemes Rush Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $41,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $105.02 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $102.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $100.11. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $85.68 and a twelve month high of $105.94. The stock has a market cap of $77.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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. 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.