First Nebraska Trust Co Buys Shares of 35,812 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

First Nebraska Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 35,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,478,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $17,879,000 after purchasing an additional 11,902 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $629,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 115,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,360,000 after buying an additional 20,528 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 75,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,790,000 after buying an additional 4,348 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $105.58 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $86.74 and a 52-week high of $106.32. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $103.93 and a 200 day moving average of $102.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.