Ehrenkranz Partners L.P. Purchases New Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Ehrenkranz Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 28,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,777,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 3.1% of Ehrenkranz Partners L.P.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,215,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,861,939,000 after buying an additional 3,481,849 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,036,238,000 after buying an additional 4,244,605 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,517,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,066,327,000 after buying an additional 1,041,180 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,045,783,000 after buying an additional 205,935 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,511,202,000 after buying an additional 1,922,902 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $103.78 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.37. The firm has a market cap of $76.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $85.68 and a one year high of $105.94.

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. 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.