Chesley Taft & Associates LLC Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.2% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 126,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,445 shares during the period. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $10,321,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Boltwood Capital Management lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the first quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 32,722 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,674,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.9% during the first quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC now owns 27,247 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,227,000 after purchasing an additional 3,528 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Group raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 156.7% during the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 15,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,296,000 after purchasing an additional 9,679 shares in the last quarter. Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC now owns 31,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,540,000 after buying an additional 844 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Leverty Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.8% in the 1st quarter. Leverty Financial Group LLC now owns 46,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,838,000 after buying an additional 2,571 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $89.48 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $83.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.97. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.15 and a 12 month high of $89.79. The company has a market capitalization of $62.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.35 and a beta of 0.83.

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.