Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Grows Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 18.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 222,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 35,000 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $16,846,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EFA. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 92.7% in the 4th quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $82.46 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $73.91 and a twelve month high of $85.19. The company has a market cap of $57.94 billion, a PE ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s 50 day moving average is $81.57 and its 200 day moving average is $80.01.

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.