Ameriprise Financial Inc. Acquires 809,972 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 31.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,382,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 809,972 shares during the quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. owned 0.47% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $315,708,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

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

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.9%

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $98.10 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.14 and a 1 year high of $105.94. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $101.18 and a 200-day moving average of $96.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

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.