Mondrian Investment Partners LTD Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Mondrian Investment Partners LTD raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 132.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 831,595 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 474,219 shares during the quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD owned approximately 0.11% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $79,858,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,085,806,000 after purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares in the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $413,652,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,511,202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922,902 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 321.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,603,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $153,949,000 after purchasing an additional 1,223,126 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $103.98 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $85.68 and a 1-year high of $105.94. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.07.

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.