Vestor Capital LLC Grows Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Vestor Capital LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2,301.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 286,597 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 274,661 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 2.0% of Vestor Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Vestor Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $27,837,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in 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 worth $1,085,806,000 after purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,036,238,000 after purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,215,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,861,939,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $362,770,000 after buying an additional 2,548,421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,855,000 after buying an additional 2,069,729 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $106.24 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $78.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $102.01. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $86.74 and a 1-year high of $106.32.

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.