Flputnam Investment Management Co. Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Flputnam Investment Management Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 10.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 266,958 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 25,548 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $27,732,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Horizon Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,520.0% during the fourth quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.3%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $107.72 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $90.04 and a 12 month high of $108.89. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $105.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $103.11. The firm has a market cap of $79.63 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.