Kestra Advisory Services LLC Buys 113,516 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 44.6% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 367,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 113,516 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $35,723,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 8,846,240 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,036,238,000 after buying an additional 4,244,605 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the fourth 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 buying an additional 3,481,849 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,855,000 after acquiring an additional 2,069,729 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA stock traded up $0.41 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $104.33. The stock had a trading volume of 8,286,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,149,502. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $103.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.31. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.74 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.56 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.