Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Increases Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 0.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 483,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,618 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $39,477,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Aspiriant LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% during the first quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 55,770 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,558,000 after acquiring an additional 927 shares in the last quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 42.2% during the first quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 55.4% during the first quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 19,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,616,000 after purchasing an additional 7,046 shares during the last quarter. Hoge Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Hoge Financial Services LLC now owns 110,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,006,000 after purchasing an additional 3,380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Partners Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 92.9% in the 1st quarter. Financial Partners Group LLC now owns 33,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,753,000 after buying an additional 16,217 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.2%

EFA stock opened at $87.11 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $86.04 and a 200 day moving average of $81.74. The firm has a market cap of $61.20 billion, a PE ratio of 16.35 and a beta of 0.83. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.15 and a twelve month high of $90.51.

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.