iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Position Raised by Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 17.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 36,212 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,280 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,517,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased 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 worth $1,085,806,000 after acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC lifted its position in 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. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,036,238,000 after purchasing an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,215,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,861,939,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares during the period. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.9%

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $103.45 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $86.74 and a 52 week high of $105.94. The stock has a market cap of $76.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $103.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $100.82.

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.