iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock Position Boosted by Central Pacific Bank Trust Division

Central Pacific Bank Trust Division raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 30.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,507 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,650 shares during the period. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,896,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,085,806,000 after acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,036,238,000 after acquiring an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,215,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,861,939,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,855,000 after purchasing an additional 2,069,729 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA opened at $107.32 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $104.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $102.16. The company has a market capitalization of $79.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $88.17 and a 1-year high of $107.47.

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. 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.