iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock Holdings Increased by Archvest Wealth Advisors Inc.

Archvest Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 116.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 23,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 12,412 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 0.6% of Archvest Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Archvest Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,211,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in 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 valued at $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in 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 valued at $200,855,000 after purchasing an additional 2,069,729 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its holdings in 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 buying 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 Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $104.12 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $76.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $85.68 and a 1 year high of $105.94. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $101.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.65.

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.