Lmcg Investments LLC Has $18.46 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Lmcg Investments LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 192,207 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,887 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.1% of Lmcg Investments LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Lmcg Investments LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $18,458,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the third 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 lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the third 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. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the third 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 lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the third 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. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% in the third 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. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 2.7%

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $104.81 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $85.50 and a 12 month high of $105.94. The firm has a market cap of $77.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company’s 50 day moving average is $100.04 and its 200-day moving average is $98.40.

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.