NBT Bank N.A. Purchases 75,434 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

NBT Bank N.A. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 75,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $7,837,000.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at about $244,000. Trust Co of the South increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.9% during the third quarter. Trust Co of the South now owns 10,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,053,000 after purchasing an additional 1,315 shares in the last quarter. Precedent Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Precedent Wealth Partners LLC now owns 133,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,865,000 after purchasing an additional 7,148 shares during the last quarter. FARMERS & MERCHANTS TRUST Co OF LONG BEACH raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. FARMERS & MERCHANTS TRUST Co OF LONG BEACH now owns 116,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,115,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JSF Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. JSF Financial LLC now owns 12,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,261,000 after purchasing an additional 698 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $103.15 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $91.21 and a twelve month high of $108.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.56 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $105.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $104.45.

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. 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.