Boston Common Asset Management LLC Purchases New Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Boston Common Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 27,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,665,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 33,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,127,000 after acquiring an additional 5,638 shares during the last quarter. HMS Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.3% in the third quarter. HMS Capital Management LLC now owns 190,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,790,000 after purchasing an additional 19,371 shares during the last quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% in the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 801,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,856,000 after purchasing an additional 44,503 shares during the last quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 132.6% during the third quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,000 after purchasing an additional 15,559 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atria Investments Inc lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.7% during the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 424,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,616,000 after purchasing an additional 30,294 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $94.07 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $69.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $72.14 and a 52 week high of $105.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $100.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.02.

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.