Founders Financial Securities LLC Has $720,000 Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Founders Financial Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 246.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,498 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,333 shares during the quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $720,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares in the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $413,652,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 1,922,902 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $104.44 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $85.68 and a 1-year high of $105.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.08 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The business’s 50 day moving average is $101.30 and its 200-day moving average is $99.53.

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.