iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Bought by Chesley Taft & Associates LLC

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 12.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 135,818 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 15,400 shares during the period. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $13,043,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after acquiring an additional 11,902 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $629,000. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 164.8% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 126,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,283,000 after purchasing an additional 78,550 shares in the last quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 217.8% during the second quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 175,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,678,000 after purchasing an additional 120,199 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,238,117 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,065,000 after purchasing an additional 6,325 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $93.80 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $69.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $100.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.98.

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.