Stephens Inc. AR Has $26.34 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Stephens Inc. AR lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 13.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 271,209 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,537 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $26,342,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $3,861,939,000 after acquiring an additional 3,481,849 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,036,238,000 after buying an additional 4,244,605 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position 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 valued at $2,066,327,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,180 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,045,783,000 after acquiring an additional 205,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC grew its position 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $104.37 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $103.40 and its 200-day moving average is $101.02. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $86.74 and a 12 month high of $105.94. The firm has a market cap of $77.59 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.