iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA is Bailard Inc.’s 8th Largest Position

Bailard Inc. lowered its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 10.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,272,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 154,678 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 2.7% of Bailard Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $122,211,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Causeway Capital Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the third quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after acquiring an additional 4,952,603 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $413,652,000 after acquiring an additional 2,061,536 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 321.9% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,603,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $153,949,000 after acquiring an additional 1,223,126 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 68.6% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 2,341,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $218,652,000 after acquiring an additional 952,877 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.5% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,382,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $315,708,000 after purchasing an additional 809,972 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA stock opened at $103.74 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $85.65 and a one year high of $105.94. The stock has a market cap of $76.56 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $98.58.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.