Motco Purchases 687 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Motco increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 25,044 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 687 shares during the quarter. Motco’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,894,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 23,410 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,770,000 after purchasing an additional 2,256 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.9% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 164,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,441,000 after acquiring an additional 36,908 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.6% during the fourth quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 102,510 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,751,000 after buying an additional 17,485 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $972,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 318,865 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,109,000 after purchasing an additional 19,483 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $81.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $57.20 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $73.91 and a 1 year high of $84.56. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $78.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.69.

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.