iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Acquired by Centaurus Financial Inc.

Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 54.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 82,282 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 29,083 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,992,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,215,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,861,939,000 after buying an additional 3,481,849 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,036,238,000 after acquiring an additional 4,244,605 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,517,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,066,327,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,180 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,045,783,000 after acquiring an additional 205,935 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,511,202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,922,902 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $103.37 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.41 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $103.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $101.96. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $86.74 and a 12-month high of $105.94.

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.