iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Holdings Boosted by First Pacific Financial

First Pacific Financial grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 299,748 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,609 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 3.8% of First Pacific Financial’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. First Pacific Financial’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $28,785,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Causeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after buying an additional 4,952,603 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $413,652,000 after buying an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 50.7% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,768,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $504,181,000 after acquiring an additional 1,939,941 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 251.9% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,090,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $186,908,000 after acquiring an additional 1,496,680 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 321.9% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,603,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $153,949,000 after acquiring an additional 1,223,126 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $98.00 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $100.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $97.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.32 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.14 and a 1 year high of $105.94.

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.