iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Purchased by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,499,226 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,518 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned about 0.34% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $240,001,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Becker Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% in the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 801,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,856,000 after acquiring an additional 44,503 shares during the last quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 132.6% in the third quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,000 after acquiring an additional 15,559 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.7% in the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 424,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,616,000 after acquiring an additional 30,294 shares during the last quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.4% in the fourth quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 53,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,095,000 after acquiring an additional 8,251 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Common Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $2,665,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA 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 200 day moving average price of $99.40. The stock has a market cap of $77.26 billion, a PE 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.