Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA Buys New Shares in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 24,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,535,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,238,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,179,972,000 after purchasing an additional 604,529 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the fourth 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. AlTi Global Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,222,715 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $604,412,000 after buying an additional 69,780 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.9% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,586,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $542,581,000 after buying an additional 1,218,669 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after buying an additional 2,548,421 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EFA traded down $1.07 on Friday, hitting $104.97. 17,991,373 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,683,328. The company has a market capitalization of $76.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The business’s fifty day moving average is $106.34 and its 200 day moving average is $103.31. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $91.21 and a 52 week high of $108.89.

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.