Harvest Investment Advisors LLC Purchases New Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Harvest Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 135,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $12,965,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 7.3% of Harvest Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Morgan Stanley boosted 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 valued at $3,036,238,000 after acquiring an additional 4,244,605 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,517,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,066,327,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,180 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,097,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,969,888,000 after acquiring an additional 184,934 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,511,202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,922,902 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.2%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $104.31 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $85.68 and a 12-month high of $105.94. The stock has a market cap of $76.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $103.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.30.

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. 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.