iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Bought by Milestone Asset Management LLC

Milestone Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 360.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,519 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,335 shares during the period. Milestone Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $5,352,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. New York University bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $155,842,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.9% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,586,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $542,581,000 after acquiring an additional 1,218,669 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 161.4% in the first quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,618,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $157,250,000 after purchasing an additional 999,705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 19,033.3% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 861,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $83,629,000 after buying an additional 856,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.9%

EFA opened at $103.67 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $106.17 and a 200-day moving average of $104.23. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $91.21 and a twelve month high of $108.89. The stock has a market cap of $76.94 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.