iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stake Increased by Jones Financial Companies Lllp

Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 4.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,669,595 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 170,323 shares during the quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp owned 0.51% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $340,232,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,024,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.7% during the third quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 51,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,792,000 after purchasing an additional 6,948 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 130.7% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 362,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,884,000 after buying an additional 205,537 shares during the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 41,379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,864,000 after acquiring an additional 7,020 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 319.7% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 469,152 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $43,805,000 after acquiring an additional 357,356 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA stock opened at $100.74 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a 50-day moving average of $97.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $94.18. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.14 and a 52-week high of $102.32.

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.