Prudential Financial Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 0.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,838,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,296 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. owned approximately 0.26% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $139,046,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 92.7% in the fourth quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, SYM FINANCIAL Corp boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 81.7% during the fourth quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 607 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $83.66 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $58.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $80.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.91. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $73.91 and a 1 year high of $85.19.

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.