iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Purchased by Confluence Wealth Services Inc.

Confluence Wealth Services Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 19.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 909,417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 146,939 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 2.5% of Confluence Wealth Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. owned approximately 0.12% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $94,479,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,238,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,179,972,000 after acquiring an additional 604,529 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.9% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,285,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $756,839,000 after acquiring an additional 713,952 shares during the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,222,715 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $604,412,000 after acquiring an additional 69,780 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 worth $542,581,000 after purchasing an additional 1,218,669 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,541,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $264,035,000 after purchasing an additional 85,406 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $104.36 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $104.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $103.38. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $91.21 and a one year high of $108.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.00 and a beta of 0.79.

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.