Kraft Davis & Associates LLC Makes New $213,000 Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Kraft Davis & Associates LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 2,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $213,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 289.6% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,811,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $590,650,000 after acquiring an additional 5,806,736 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 401.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 4,483,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $339,034,000 after purchasing an additional 3,589,503 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $258,750,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,842.1% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,208,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $180,535,000 after buying an additional 2,164,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 124.5% in the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,370,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $254,810,000 after acquiring an additional 1,868,602 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $87.56 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.15 and a 12 month high of $90.51. The stock has a market cap of $62.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $86.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.00.

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.