Cerity Partners LLC Purchases 88,868 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 6.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,480,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 88,868 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $122,735,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 141,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,315,000 after purchasing an additional 974 shares in the last quarter. Natixis bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the first quarter valued at $237,000. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter worth $75,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 211,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,862,000 after purchasing an additional 9,204 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. SVB Wealth LLC now owns 221,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,684,000 after acquiring an additional 10,899 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of EFA opened at $77.62 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.02 and a twelve month high of $84.56. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $80.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.27.

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.