23,150 Shares in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Acquired by Permanens Capital L.P.

Permanens Capital L.P. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 23,150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,405,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,085,806,000 after acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th 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 position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the 4th 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 last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $108.27 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $80.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $90.04 and a twelve month high of $108.89. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $105.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $103.03.

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.