St. Louis Trust Co Grows Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

St. Louis Trust Co lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 0.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 109,405 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 1.2% of St. Louis Trust Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. St. Louis Trust Co’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,272,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $258,750,000. Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $119,220,000. WCM Investment Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,144.9% during the 4th quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,150,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $87,026,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,041 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.7% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,240,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $187,407,000 after purchasing an additional 888,764 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DRW Securities LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 471.5% during the 3rd quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 915,832 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,591,000 after purchasing an additional 755,574 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $82.16 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $73.91 and a one year high of $84.57. The company’s 50-day moving average is $79.55 and its 200 day moving average is $79.83. The company has a market capitalization of $57.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.