Bleakley Financial Group LLC Has $23.30 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 239,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,254 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $23,297,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position 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 worth $1,085,806,000 after acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during 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 raised its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 2,548,421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 2,069,729 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 EFA stock opened at $103.24 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $86.74 and a one year high of $105.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $103.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.39. The stock has a market cap of $76.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.