Stephens Inc. AR Purchases 32,537 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Stephens Inc. AR increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 13.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 271,209 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 32,537 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $26,342,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,085,806,000 after acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares during the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,036,238,000 after purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,855,000 after purchasing an additional 2,069,729 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $104.37 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $77.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $103.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.02. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $86.74 and a twelve 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.