Stephens Inc. AR Raises Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Stephens Inc. AR increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 27.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 238,672 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 51,649 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $22,920,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,097,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,969,888,000 after acquiring an additional 184,934 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,511,202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,922,902 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in 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 last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,000,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $560,259,000 after acquiring an additional 141,445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Causeway Capital Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $463,084,000 after acquiring an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $101.72 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $99.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $98.79. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $85.68 and a twelve month high of $105.94.

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.