Trust Co. of Vermont Buys New Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 23,106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,400,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during 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 purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $3,036,238,000 after purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,041,180 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,045,783,000 after purchasing an additional 205,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,511,202,000 after buying an additional 1,922,902 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $108.45 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $80.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $90.04 and a 1 year high of $108.89. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $104.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $102.70.

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.