Constant Guidance Financial LLC Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Constant Guidance Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 95,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $9,266,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 6.4% of Constant Guidance Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings 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 valued at $3,861,939,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during 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 purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,041,180 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,045,783,000 after purchasing an additional 205,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,922,902 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $103.89 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $101.92. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $86.74 and a 52 week high of $105.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.