Optiver Holding B.V. Buys Shares of 5,042 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,042 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $490,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,085,806,000 after acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in 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 valued at $3,036,238,000 after purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 2,069,729 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA opened at $105.58 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $78.04 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.74 and a fifty-two week high of $106.32. The business has a 50-day moving average of $103.93 and a 200-day moving average of $102.06.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.