Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Has $16.91 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 223,702 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,783 shares during the quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $16,914,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arvest Bank Trust Division bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $119,220,000. WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,144.9% during the 4th quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,150,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $87,026,000 after buying an additional 1,129,041 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.7% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,240,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $187,407,000 after acquiring an additional 888,764 shares in the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 471.5% in the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 915,832 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,591,000 after acquiring an additional 755,574 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenfield FTC Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 207.7% in the fourth quarter. Greenfield FTC Inc. now owns 893,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $67,577,000 after acquiring an additional 603,330 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $82.46 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $78.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.77. The stock has a market capitalization 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.

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.