iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock Position Lowered by Darwin Wealth Management LLC

Darwin Wealth Management LLC cut its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 15.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 133,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 23,688 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 4.0% of Darwin Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Darwin Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $12,984,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,215,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,861,939,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,517,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,066,327,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041,180 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,045,783,000 after purchasing an additional 205,935 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% in 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 during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.4%

EFA stock opened at $104.33 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.56 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $86.74 and a twelve month high of $105.94. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $103.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $101.31.

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.