iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA is Independence Bank of Kentucky’s 10th Largest Position

Independence Bank of Kentucky boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 41.9% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 126,189 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 37,291 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 1.6% of Independence Bank of Kentucky’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Independence Bank of Kentucky’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $11,280,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 46,571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,806,289,000 after acquiring an additional 7,811,598 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,842.1% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,208,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $180,535,000 after acquiring an additional 2,164,222 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.7% during the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 8,517,440 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $696,130,000 after acquiring an additional 1,949,126 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,335.0% during the first quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 1,198,109 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $97,921,000 after acquiring an additional 1,171,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bailard Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 208.7% during the first quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,351,236 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $110,437,000 after acquiring an additional 913,516 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA opened at $92.63 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.14 and a fifty-two week high of $93.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a fifty day moving average of $91.32 and a 200 day moving average of $87.54.

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.