Centaurus Financial Inc. Raises Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Centaurus Financial Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 54.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 82,282 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 29,083 shares during the quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,992,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% in the fourth 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 acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $3,036,238,000 after purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted 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 worth $3,861,939,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,855,000 after purchasing an additional 2,069,729 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $103.37 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.96. The company has a market capitalization of $76.41 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $86.74 and a twelve month high of $105.94.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.