Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 62.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,761 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,283,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 289.6% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,811,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $590,650,000 after acquiring an additional 5,806,736 shares during the period. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 401.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 4,483,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $339,034,000 after acquiring an additional 3,589,503 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $258,750,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,842.1% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,208,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $180,535,000 after acquiring an additional 2,164,222 shares during the period. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 124.5% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,370,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $254,810,000 after acquiring an additional 1,868,602 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.3%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $89.23 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $85.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.69 billion, a PE ratio of 16.35 and a beta of 0.83. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.15 and a 1-year high of $90.51.

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.