Smithfield Trust Co Buys 192 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Smithfield Trust Co increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 0.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 21,368 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the period. Smithfield Trust Co’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,617,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC now owns 37,043 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,098,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares during the period. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $203,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,665 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $139,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.2% during the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 85,025 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,111,000 after buying an additional 8,593 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1,045.9% in the third quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 91,043 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,614,000 after buying an additional 83,098 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $82.46 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $78.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.77. The stock has a market cap of $57.94 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $73.91 and a 52-week high of $84.56.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.