American Trust Purchases 31,639 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

American Trust increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1,073.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 31,639 shares during the period. American Trust’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,827,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EFA. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after buying an additional 11,902 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $629,000. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 714,397 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $54,016,000 after purchasing an additional 59,459 shares in the last quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $1,149,000. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.2% in the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 34,273 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,591,000 after purchasing an additional 6,460 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.0%

EFA opened at $92.71 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.14 and a 1-year high of $93.38. The company has a market cap of $66.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $90.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.52.

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.