iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Holdings Raised by Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC

Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 330,827 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,999 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 8.1% of Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $34,370,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $362,770,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,421 shares during the period. Capital International Investors grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 184.7% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,966,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $189,649,000 after acquiring an additional 1,275,694 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,218,669 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,517,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,066,327,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,180 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 161.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,618,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $157,250,000 after purchasing an additional 999,705 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA traded up $0.34 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $104.38. 3,137,059 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,616,561. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.15 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $91.21 and a 52 week high of $108.89. The company’s 50 day moving average is $106.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $103.78.

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.