Columbia Bank Has $2.44 Million Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Columbia Bank raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 6.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 27,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,643 shares during the period. Columbia Bank’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,436,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 46,571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,806,289,000 after purchasing an additional 7,811,598 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8,818.3% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,291,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $294,185,000 after purchasing an additional 3,254,128 shares in the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 222.4% during the 2nd quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 3,346,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $299,138,000 after purchasing an additional 2,308,580 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,057.6% in the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,368,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $211,738,000 after buying an additional 2,293,687 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 28,554.2% in the 2nd quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 758,763 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,826,000 after acquiring an additional 756,115 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA stock opened at $92.73 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $94.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.14. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.14 and a fifty-two week high of $96.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

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.