Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC Purchases 86,777 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 118.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 159,967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 86,777 shares during the period. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,538,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in 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. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,036,238,000 after buying an additional 4,244,605 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted 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 buying an additional 3,481,849 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after acquiring an additional 2,548,421 shares during the period. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,069,729 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.0%

EFA opened at $103.24 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $86.74 and a 1-year high of $105.94. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.39. The stock has a market cap of $76.44 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.