Panagora Asset Management Inc. Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Panagora Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 887.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 51,331 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 46,134 shares during the quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,021,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings 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 valued at $2,191,386,000 after acquiring an additional 4,116,234 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 62.3% in the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,695,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $429,181,000 after purchasing an additional 2,186,324 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 134.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,911,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $143,853,000 after purchasing an additional 1,097,655 shares during the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $58,778,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 383.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 758,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $60,597,000 after buying an additional 601,896 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $82.98. 15,590,933 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,672,880. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $65.68 and a 12-month high of $83.28. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.06.

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.