Fiera Capital Corp Boosts Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Fiera Capital Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 515,371 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,444 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp owned 0.07% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $49,491,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after buying an additional 4,952,603 shares during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its position in 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 buying an additional 2,069,729 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC raised its position in 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 buying an additional 1,922,902 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 184.7% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,966,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $189,649,000 after acquiring an additional 1,275,694 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $102.88 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $75.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $102.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.85. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.68 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94.

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.