iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Bought by Washington Trust Bank

Washington Trust Bank raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 25.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 37,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,743 shares during the period. Washington Trust Bank’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,647,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,097,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,969,888,000 after acquiring an additional 184,934 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 13,813,864 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,289,800,000 after acquiring an additional 211,523 shares during the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,000,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $560,259,000 after acquiring an additional 141,445 shares during the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after acquiring an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $413,652,000 after acquiring an additional 2,061,536 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $103.74 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $85.65 and a 1-year high of $105.94. The stock has a market cap of $76.56 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $99.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $98.58.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.