Boston Common Asset Management LLC Buys New Shares in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Boston Common Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 27,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,665,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Savior LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.4% during the fourth quarter. Savior LLC now owns 17,103 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,642,000 after purchasing an additional 2,151 shares during the period. Corepath Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Corepath Wealth Partners LLC now owns 120,315 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,960,000 after purchasing an additional 3,606 shares in the last quarter. Northstar Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Northstar Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,579 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $536,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Towerpoint Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Towerpoint Wealth LLC now owns 14,149 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,359,000 after buying an additional 501 shares during the period. Finally, Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $92,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA stock opened at $94.07 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $100.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.02. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.14 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94. The company has a market cap of $69.42 billion, a P/E 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.