iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA is Hoge Financial Services LLC’s 7th Largest Position

Hoge Financial Services LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.6% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 109,083 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,529 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 5.7% of Hoge Financial Services LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Hoge Financial Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $10,595,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Bank of America Corp DE raised 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 buying an additional 3,481,849 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 4,244,605 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,041,180 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during 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 acquiring an additional 205,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $1,511,202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,922,902 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA opened at $103.15 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a fifty day moving average of $103.33 and a 200 day moving average of $100.71. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.74 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94.

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.