iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock Position Increased by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 8.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 926,883 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 72,180 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $89,009,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Palisade Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 36,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,628,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC now owns 4,961 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $476,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV now owns 42,399 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 8,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $769,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $104.31 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $103.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $100.30. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $85.68 and a 52 week high of $105.94.

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.