Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 14,697 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,314,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 1.0% of Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 46,571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,806,289,000 after buying an additional 7,811,598 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.3% in the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 9,050,985 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $809,068,000 after acquiring an additional 533,545 shares during the period. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% in the first quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 2,825,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $230,965,000 after acquiring an additional 96,306 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,343,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $191,528,000 after acquiring an additional 46,879 shares during the period. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.3% in the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,231,792 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $182,404,000 after acquiring an additional 151,364 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $94.51 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $68.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $92.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.61. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.14 and a twelve month high of $95.53.

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.