Belvedere Trading LLC Buys 12,731 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Belvedere Trading LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 242.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,972 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,731 shares during the period. Belvedere Trading LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,726,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased 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 valued at $1,085,806,000 after purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares during the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,855,000 after purchasing an additional 2,069,729 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $413,652,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,536 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $1,511,202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922,902 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $104.80 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $85.68 and a 52-week high of $105.94. The business’s fifty day moving average is $101.14 and its 200-day moving average is $99.44. The firm has a market cap of $77.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.