Capital International Investors Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Capital International Investors increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 401.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,483,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,589,503 shares during the period. Capital International Investors owned 0.64% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $339,034,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Alexis Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 294,988 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,304,000 after buying an additional 1,583 shares during the last quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $636,000. Zacks Investment Management grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 249.9% during the fourth quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 21,310 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,611,000 after acquiring an additional 15,219 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,125 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,295,000 after acquiring an additional 1,817 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $81.10 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.88 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a fifty day moving average of $81.37 and a 200-day moving average of $79.59. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.15 and a 52-week high of $85.19.

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.