Synovus Financial Corp Purchases 5,914 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Synovus Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 515,716 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,914 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $43,129,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.1% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,765,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $686,598,000 after buying an additional 2,179,857 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $151,569,000 after purchasing an additional 1,711,236 shares in the last quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $119,220,000. TD Asset Management Inc raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% in the 2nd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,825,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,284,000 after buying an additional 1,377,019 shares during the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 35,177.0% in the 3rd quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 977,879 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,780,000 after acquiring an additional 975,107 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of EFA opened at $79.10 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.58 and a twelve month high of $84.56. The company has a 50 day moving average of $79.66 and a 200-day moving average of $80.10.

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.