Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 161,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,405 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $14,409,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 46,571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,806,289,000 after buying an additional 7,811,598 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.7% in the 1st quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 8,517,440 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $696,130,000 after acquiring an additional 1,949,126 shares in the last quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 2,825,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $230,965,000 after acquiring an additional 96,306 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,343,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $191,528,000 after purchasing an additional 46,879 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.3% during the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,231,792 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $182,404,000 after purchasing an additional 151,364 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.8%

EFA stock opened at $92.98 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $72.14 and a 52 week high of $95.53. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86.

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.