HORAN Wealth LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

HORAN Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 100.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,070 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,535 shares during the quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,027,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,085,806,000 after buying an additional 8,846,240 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $3,036,238,000 after acquiring an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,215,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,861,939,000 after acquiring an additional 3,481,849 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,421 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,855,000 after purchasing an additional 2,069,729 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $102.57 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $86.74 and a one year high of $105.94. The firm has a market cap of $75.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $103.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $101.65.

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.