Capstone Capital Management Ltd Invests $2.85 Million in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Capstone Capital Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 29,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,852,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 2.7% of Capstone Capital Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of EFA. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during 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 period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% in the fourth 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 acquiring an additional 1,922,902 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares during the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,000,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $560,259,000 after purchasing an additional 141,445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Causeway Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $102.66 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $100.04 and its 200-day moving average is $98.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.76 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $85.68 and a 52 week high of $105.94.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.