First Pacific Financial Has $39.02 Million Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

First Pacific Financial lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 34.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 401,684 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 101,936 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 5.0% of First Pacific Financial’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. First Pacific Financial’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $39,016,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in 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 grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during 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. grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 1,041,180 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,045,783,000 after buying an additional 205,935 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% in the 4th 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. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $103.88 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $103.31 and a 200-day moving average of $100.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $86.74 and a 12 month 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.