Maryland State Retirement & Pension System Has $9.84 Million Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 45.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 102,433 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,936 shares during the quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $9,837,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after buying an additional 11,902 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $629,000. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% during 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 grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% during 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. grew its position 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 worth $6,790,000 after buying an additional 4,348 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $104.31 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $76.98 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 $103.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.30.

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.