iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Position Trimmed by Investment Partners LTD.

Investment Partners LTD. decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 12.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 41,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,080 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 1.4% of Investment Partners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Investment Partners LTD.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,008,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the third 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 during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% during the third 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 during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 321.9% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA stock opened at $104.69 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $85.68 and a 1-year high of $105.94. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $100.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.40. The firm has a market cap of $77.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.