Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $33.88 Million Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 130.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 362,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 205,537 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $33,884,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,879,000 after purchasing an additional 11,902 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $629,000. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 93.5% in the second quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 320,943 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,689,000 after purchasing an additional 155,080 shares in the last quarter. Fluent Financial LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 58.0% in the second quarter. Fluent Financial LLC now owns 159,456 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,254,000 after purchasing an additional 58,566 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 321.7% in the 2nd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 136,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,239,000 after buying an additional 104,452 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $100.33 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $74.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $97.74 and a 200-day moving average of $94.45. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.14 and a one year high of $102.67.

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. 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.