Parthenon LLC Acquires Shares of 2,413 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Parthenon LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 2,413 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.6% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,440,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,191,386,000 after buying an additional 4,116,234 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.1% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,765,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $686,598,000 after acquiring an additional 2,179,857 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 764.7% in the second quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,935,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $151,569,000 after purchasing an additional 1,711,236 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% during the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,825,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,284,000 after purchasing an additional 1,377,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 35,177.0% during the third quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 977,879 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,780,000 after purchasing an additional 975,107 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded down $0.64 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $77.07. The company had a trading volume of 2,430,656 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,695,805. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $70.45 and a 52-week high of $84.56. The company has a 50 day moving average of $81.24 and a 200 day moving average of $80.34.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.