iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stake Lifted by Prosperity Consulting Group LLC

Prosperity Consulting Group LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 11.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,113,071 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 117,348 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 4.8% of Prosperity Consulting Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $108,113,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during 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. Morgan Stanley raised 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 worth $3,036,238,000 after purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,517,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,066,327,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041,180 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,045,783,000 after purchasing an additional 205,935 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its position 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 buying an additional 1,922,902 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $103.81 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $86.74 and a 12 month high of $105.94. The stock has a market cap of $76.86 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $103.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.56.

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.