TD Asset Management Inc Cuts Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

TD Asset Management Inc decreased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,500,255 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 185,252 shares during the quarter. TD Asset Management Inc owned approximately 1.15% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $816,279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,085,806,000 after purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,855,000 after purchasing an additional 2,069,729 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $413,652,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,536 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,511,202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922,902 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $104.12 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $101.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.65. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $85.68 and a 1-year high of $105.94. The company has a market cap of $76.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.