Grant Street Asset Management Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Grant Street Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 371,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 12,013 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 7.3% of Grant Street Asset Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Grant Street Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $34,661,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Pineridge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at $25,000. MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Pflug Koory LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% in the 3rd quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.6% during the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $37,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $104.66 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $99.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.90. The company has a market cap of $77.24 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.14 and a twelve month high of $105.24.

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.