Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Has $26.79 Million Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 343,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,169 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $26,791,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $258,750,000. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 124.5% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,370,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $254,810,000 after buying an additional 1,868,602 shares in the last quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $119,220,000. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $87,026,000 after buying an additional 1,129,041 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $187,407,000 after buying an additional 888,764 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $84.18 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $73.91 and a twelve month high of $85.19. The firm has a market cap of $59.14 billion, a PE ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a fifty day moving average of $80.66 and a 200-day moving average of $79.93.

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.