iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Holdings Lifted by Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC

Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 7.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 277,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,283 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 7.7% of Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $26,687,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake 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. Causeway Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the third quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $463,084,000 after acquiring an additional 4,952,603 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 2,069,729 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $413,652,000 after acquiring an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during 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. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA stock opened at $104.80 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $77.34 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $85.68 and a one year high of $105.94. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $101.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.47.

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.