MontVue Capital Management Inc. Purchases Shares of 2,364 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

MontVue Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $211,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 46,571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,806,289,000 after purchasing an additional 7,811,598 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,842.1% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,208,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $180,535,000 after buying an additional 2,164,222 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.7% during the 1st quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 8,517,440 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $696,130,000 after acquiring an additional 1,949,126 shares during the period. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,335.0% in the 1st quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 1,198,109 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $97,921,000 after acquiring an additional 1,171,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bailard Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 208.7% during the 1st quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,351,236 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,437,000 after acquiring an additional 913,516 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $91.92 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.14 and a 1-year high of $93.77. The company has a market capitalization of $66.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $91.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $87.39.

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.