Lazard Asset Management LLC Has $119.14 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 626.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,575,685 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,358,889 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.22% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $119,137,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Guidance Point Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Guidance Point Advisors LLC now owns 9,354 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $707,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Armor Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Armor Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $216,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. Landmark Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Landmark Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Blue Barn Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Blue Barn Wealth LLC now owns 5,357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $405,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. Finally, EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. now owns 26,943 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,037,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $85.97 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $72.15 and a 52 week high of $86.48. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $82.17 and a 200-day moving average of $79.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.12 and a beta of 0.81.

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.