iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Acquired by Ted Buchan & Co

Ted Buchan & Co raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 9.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 173,417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,091 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 6.1% of Ted Buchan & Co’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Ted Buchan & Co’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $16,653,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake 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 valued at $1,085,806,000 after buying an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after buying an additional 4,952,603 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,855,000 after buying an additional 2,069,729 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% in the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $413,652,000 after acquiring an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 1,922,902 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $104.12 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.84 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $85.68 and a 52 week high of $105.94. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $101.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.65.

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.