Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA Has $2.21 Million Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 30.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,327 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,205,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares 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 valued at $1,085,806,000 after purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in 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 worth $3,036,238,000 after purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in 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 worth $3,861,939,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $103.36 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $86.74 and a 12-month high of $105.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $103.57 and a 200-day moving average of $101.22.

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.