iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Position Boosted by HM Payson & Co.

HM Payson & Co. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 10.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 540 shares during the quarter. HM Payson & Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $446,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $258,750,000. Arvest Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $119,220,000. WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,144.9% in the fourth quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,150,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $87,026,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,041 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.7% in the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,240,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $187,407,000 after purchasing an additional 888,764 shares during the period. Finally, DRW Securities LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 471.5% in the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 915,832 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,591,000 after purchasing an additional 755,574 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA opened at $84.43 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $59.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $73.91 and a 1-year high of $84.57. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $79.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.83.

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.