iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Bought by Capital International Investors

Capital International Investors grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 169.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 690,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 434,866 shares during the period. Capital International Investors owned about 0.10% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $64,238,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% during the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 33,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,127,000 after purchasing an additional 5,638 shares in the last quarter. HMS Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.3% in the third quarter. HMS Capital Management LLC now owns 190,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,790,000 after buying an additional 19,371 shares in the last quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 801,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,856,000 after buying an additional 44,503 shares during the period. Aegis Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 132.6% during the 3rd quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,548,000 after acquiring an additional 15,559 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atria Investments Inc lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 424,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,616,000 after acquiring an additional 30,294 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $99.01 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.14 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $101.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.61. The stock has a market cap of $73.07 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

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.