5,089 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Purchased by Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc.

Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 94,570 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,089 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 3.9% of Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $9,825,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,238,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,179,972,000 after acquiring an additional 604,529 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.9% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,285,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $756,839,000 after acquiring an additional 713,952 shares in the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,222,715 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $604,412,000 after purchasing an additional 69,780 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.9% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,586,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $542,581,000 after purchasing an additional 1,218,669 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,421 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $103.67 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $106.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.23. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $91.21 and a 1 year high of $108.89. The firm has a market cap of $76.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.