Commonwealth Financial Services LLC Purchases 15,568 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Commonwealth Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 38.4% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 56,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,568 shares during the period. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $5,243,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,879,000 after acquiring an additional 11,902 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $629,000. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.6% during the first quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 66,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,424,000 after purchasing an additional 10,407 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 227.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 221,206 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,079,000 after purchasing an additional 153,718 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 718,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,740,000 after buying an additional 40,380 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $97.04 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.58. The company has a market capitalization of $69.99 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.14 and a one year high of $97.42.

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.