JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has $2.07 Billion Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 21,517,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,041,180 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned 2.92% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $2,066,327,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Becker Capital Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 801,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,856,000 after acquiring an additional 44,503 shares in the last quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 132.6% in the 3rd quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,000 after acquiring an additional 15,559 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 424,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,616,000 after acquiring an additional 30,294 shares in the last quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.4% in the 4th quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 53,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,095,000 after acquiring an additional 8,251 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Common Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,665,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.6%

EFA opened at $102.88 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.93 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $85.68 and a 1-year high of $105.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $102.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.85.

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.