Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE Purchases 22,618 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 581.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,618 shares during the quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,754,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Prairie Advisory LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 102.6% in the 3rd quarter. Prairie Advisory LLC now owns 86,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,938,000 after acquiring an additional 43,561 shares during the last quarter. Quantum Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70.3% during the 3rd quarter. Quantum Financial Partners LLC now owns 5,161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $536,000 after acquiring an additional 2,130 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 166,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,331,000 after acquiring an additional 944 shares during the last quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,637,000 after acquiring an additional 1,076 shares during the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $200,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $102.87 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $105.96 and its 200 day moving average is $104.33. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $91.21 and a fifty-two week high of $108.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.35 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.