Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 13.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 187,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,019 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,706,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Argus Investors Counsel Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Argus Investors Counsel Inc. now owns 3,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Rebalance LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Rebalance LLC now owns 29,644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,322,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Schwab Charitable Fund boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Schwab Charitable Fund now owns 8,716 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $696,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the second quarter. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC now owns 14,474 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,134,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Wealth Services LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Keystone Wealth Services LLC now owns 11,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $968,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $77.56 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $72.02 and a 12-month high of $84.56. The company has a 50 day moving average of $80.69 and a 200-day moving average of $80.28.

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.