iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stake Lifted by Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC

Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 24.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 284,890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 55,702 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 1.2% of Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $29,597,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $362,770,000 after acquiring an additional 2,548,421 shares in the last quarter. New York University acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $155,842,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,586,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $542,581,000 after purchasing an additional 1,218,669 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 161.4% in the first quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,618,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,250,000 after purchasing an additional 999,705 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 19,033.3% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 861,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $83,629,000 after purchasing an additional 856,500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $101.89 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.79. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $91.21 and a twelve month high of $108.89. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $104.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $103.33.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.