Compass Financial Group Inc. Ohio Purchases New Shares in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Compass Financial Group Inc. Ohio purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 46,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,423,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 3.2% of Compass Financial Group Inc. Ohio’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC grew its position in 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 acquiring an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,036,238,000 after acquiring an additional 4,244,605 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,215,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,861,939,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares during the period. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% in 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 during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $104.41 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $85.68 and a one year high of $105.94. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $103.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.05 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.