Investment Research Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 7,654 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Investment Research Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 7,654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $728,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Causeway Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the third quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in 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 last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at $209,353,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $413,652,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 50.7% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,768,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $504,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939,941 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $96.69 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $72.14 and a 52 week high of $105.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.80.

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.