First National Bank Sioux Falls Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

First National Bank Sioux Falls bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,574 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $206,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EFA. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 131.3% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 69,418 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,784,000 after purchasing an additional 39,407 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.1% during the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 100,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,895,000 after purchasing an additional 10,024 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $416,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.7% during the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 33,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,294,000 after purchasing an additional 3,747 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Natixis Advisors L.P. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 210,736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,524,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA traded up $0.06 during trading on Thursday, reaching $78.24. 11,042,682 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,165,252. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $65.68 and a twelve month high of $82.16. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.51.

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.