Rhumbline Advisers Acquires 16,167 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 25.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 80,064 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,167 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $6,054,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth about $119,220,000. WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,144.9% in the 4th quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,150,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $87,026,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,041 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.7% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,240,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $187,407,000 after buying an additional 888,764 shares during the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 471.5% during the 3rd quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 915,832 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,591,000 after buying an additional 755,574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Greenfield FTC Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 207.7% during the fourth quarter. Greenfield FTC Inc. now owns 893,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $67,577,000 after buying an additional 603,330 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 opened at $82.34 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.85 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $73.91 and a 52-week high of $84.56.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.