Sapient Capital LLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Sapient Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,004,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,872,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $240,241,000 after purchasing an additional 164,652 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.7% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,240,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $187,407,000 after purchasing an additional 888,764 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.4% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,480,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $122,735,000 after buying an additional 88,868 shares during the last quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $119,220,000. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,144.9% during the fourth quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,150,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $87,026,000 after buying an additional 1,129,041 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of EFA stock opened at $80.53 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $73.91 and a 12 month high of $84.56. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.35.

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.