MML Investors Services LLC Acquires 78,297 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

MML Investors Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 11.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 778,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 78,297 shares during the quarter. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $74,800,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Becker Capital Management Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 801,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,856,000 after purchasing an additional 44,503 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $7,552,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.4% during the 4th quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 53,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,095,000 after purchasing an additional 8,251 shares in the last quarter. Boston Common Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $2,665,000. Finally, Avity Investment Management Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 62.1% during the 3rd quarter. Avity Investment Management Inc. now owns 112,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,532,000 after purchasing an additional 43,212 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $105.02 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $102.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.16. The firm has a market cap of $77.50 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $85.68 and a twelve month high of $105.94.

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.