iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock: Prairie Advisory LLC Grows Position

Prairie Advisory LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 102.6% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 86,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,561 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Prairie Advisory LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Prairie Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,938,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,238,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,179,972,000 after purchasing an additional 604,529 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,285,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $756,839,000 after buying an additional 713,952 shares in the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,222,715 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $604,412,000 after buying an additional 69,780 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.9% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,586,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $542,581,000 after buying an additional 1,218,669 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 2,548,421 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.5%

EFA traded down $0.53 during trading on Monday, hitting $103.02. 7,453,334 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,456,732. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $91.21 and a 1 year high of $108.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $106.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.29. The firm has a market cap of $76.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.