North Dallas Bank & Trust Co. Buys New Shares in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

North Dallas Bank & Trust Co. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 70,556 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $6,775,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 4.4% of North Dallas Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Pettyjohn Wood & White Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Pettyjohn Wood & White Inc. now owns 42,549 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,086,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 190.8% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 899,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $86,358,000 after buying an additional 590,047 shares during the period. Claret Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $200,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 26.0% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 51,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,931,000 after buying an additional 10,605 shares during the period. Finally, Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.0%

EFA stock opened at $102.90 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $75.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $85.68 and a 12-month high of $105.94. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $102.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.92.

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.