State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,342,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $209,353,000. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System owned 0.32% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in EFA. Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.5% in the first quarter. Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc. now owns 5,421 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $443,000 after buying an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. US Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.8% in the 1st quarter. US Financial Advisors LLC now owns 240,077 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,622,000 after acquiring an additional 21,522 shares during the period. Tillman Hartley LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 22.6% in the 1st quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 3,301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 608 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $85,000. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 49.7% in the 2nd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 96,644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,639,000 after purchasing an additional 32,097 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA opened at $94.87 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $94.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.22. The company has a market cap of $68.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.14 and a one year high of $96.69.

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.