Investment Partners LTD. Purchases 40,916 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Investment Partners LTD. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 98.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 82,597 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 40,916 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 1.3% of Investment Partners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Investment Partners LTD.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,581,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after acquiring an additional 2,548,421 shares during the last quarter. New York University acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $155,842,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.9% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,586,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $542,581,000 after purchasing an additional 1,218,669 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 161.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,618,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,250,000 after purchasing an additional 999,705 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 19,033.3% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 861,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $83,629,000 after purchasing an additional 856,500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.9%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $103.37 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $91.21 and a 52-week high of $108.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $105.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $103.22.

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.