iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Position Boosted by Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.

Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,886,333 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 39,293 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 2.0% of Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. owned 0.26% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $176,127,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 148,373 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,107,000 after purchasing an additional 2,733 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 63,131 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,895,000 after purchasing an additional 1,781 shares in the last quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.8% during the third quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN now owns 54,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,093,000 after buying an additional 12,205 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.2% during the third quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 9,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $869,000 after buying an additional 782 shares during the period. Finally, Coordinated Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Coordinated Financial Services Inc. now owns 33,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,153,000 after buying an additional 625 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $99.97 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.78 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.14 and a one year high of $100.00.

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.