iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Purchased by Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 4.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 502,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,621 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $44,930,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MKD Wealth Coaches LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. MKD Wealth Coaches LLC now owns 6,626 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $592,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC now owns 12,560 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,027,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Wolff Financial Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wolff Financial Management LLC now owns 15,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,428,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 48,409 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,956,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 18,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,674,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.8%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $92.24 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.14 and a twelve month high of $95.53. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $92.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86.

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.