Bleakley Financial Group LLC Purchases 6,254 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 239,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 6,254 shares during the quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $23,297,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in 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 valued at $1,085,806,000 after purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,036,238,000 after buying an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the fourth 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 buying an additional 3,481,849 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after buying an additional 2,548,421 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 2,069,729 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.0%

EFA opened at $103.24 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $103.74 and a 200-day moving average of $101.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.44 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 $86.74 and a 1-year 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.