Focus Partners Wealth Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 38.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 894,235 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 246,928 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Wealth owned about 0.12% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $83,622,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Causeway Capital Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $463,084,000 after acquiring an additional 4,952,603 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8,818.3% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,291,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $294,185,000 after purchasing an additional 3,254,128 shares during the period. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $209,353,000. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% in the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $413,652,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 50.7% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,768,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939,941 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $98.10 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.14 and a one year high of $105.94. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $101.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.76. The company has a market capitalization of $72.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

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.