Hickory Point Bank & Trust Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Hickory Point Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 24.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,732 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 1.0% of Hickory Point Bank & Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Hickory Point Bank & Trust’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,247,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,879,000 after acquiring an additional 11,902 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $629,000. Nuveen Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 47.7% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 40,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,071,000 after acquiring an additional 13,112 shares in the last quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1,035.1% during the fourth quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC now owns 3,042 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 2,774 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thornburg Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 204.4% during the fourth quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. now owns 213,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,179,000 after acquiring an additional 143,690 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $92.99 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.14 and a 12 month high of $93.39. The stock has a market cap of $67.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a 50 day moving average of $90.50 and a 200 day moving average of $86.83.

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.