iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Position Decreased by Hoge Financial Services LLC

Hoge Financial Services LLC decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 109,083 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,529 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 5.7% of Hoge Financial Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. Hoge Financial Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $10,595,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 3,481,849 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,036,238,000 after acquiring an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,517,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,066,327,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,180 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,045,783,000 after purchasing an additional 205,935 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,511,202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922,902 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA opened at $103.15 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.71. The firm has a market cap of $76.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $86.74 and a 1-year high of $105.94.

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.