First National Bank of Omaha Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

First National Bank of Omaha raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1,551.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 509,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 478,428 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.5% of First National Bank of Omaha’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. First National Bank of Omaha’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $49,098,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,628,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC now owns 4,961 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $476,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV now owns 42,399 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 8,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $769,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Triasima Portfolio Management inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. now owns 16,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,609,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $105.02 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $85.68 and a one year high of $105.94. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $102.77 and its 200 day moving average is $100.11. The stock has a market cap of $77.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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. 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.