New York State Common Retirement Fund Purchases 7,628 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 9.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 86,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,628 shares during the quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $6,508,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Causeway Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $330,123,000. Pathstone Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1,261.7% during the third quarter. Pathstone Family Office LLC now owns 3,863,471 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $266,270,000 after purchasing an additional 3,579,752 shares during the period. Comerica Bank bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth about $126,306,000. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 283.2% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,287,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $172,393,000 after buying an additional 1,690,837 shares during the period. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,928.2% during the 4th quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 1,464,122 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $110,322,000 after buying an additional 1,443,290 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $78.92 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $78.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.70. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.68 and a 1 year high of $80.06.

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.