iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Purchased by Counterweight Ventures LLC

Counterweight Ventures LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 22.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 33,261 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,151 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 1.8% of Counterweight Ventures LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Counterweight Ventures LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,231,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,085,806,000 after purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares in the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the third quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $463,084,000 after buying an additional 4,952,603 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,036,238,000 after buying an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,855,000 after buying an additional 2,069,729 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 opened at $104.37 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $103.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $100.99. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $86.74 and a 1 year high of $105.94. The company has a market cap of $77.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.