Parallel Advisors LLC Purchases 14,004 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 248,171 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,004 shares during the quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $25,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,421 shares in the last quarter. New York University acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $155,842,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.9% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,586,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $542,581,000 after purchasing an additional 1,218,669 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 161.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,618,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,250,000 after purchasing an additional 999,705 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 19,033.3% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 861,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $83,629,000 after purchasing an additional 856,500 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded down $0.81 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $101.89. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 19,511,972 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,409,273. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.79. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $104.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $103.33. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $91.21 and a 1-year high of $108.89.

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.