Roble Belko & Company Inc Has $2.83 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Roble Belko & Company Inc lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 34,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 534 shares during the quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,833,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 289.6% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,811,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $590,650,000 after buying an additional 5,806,736 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 401.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 4,483,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $339,034,000 after buying an additional 3,589,503 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,842.1% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,208,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $180,535,000 after purchasing an additional 2,164,222 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.7% in the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 8,517,440 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $696,130,000 after purchasing an additional 1,949,126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 626.8% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,575,685 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $119,137,000 after purchasing an additional 1,358,889 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.2%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $89.11 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.14 and a 12 month high of $91.57. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $88.90 and its 200-day moving average is $84.14. The company has a market capitalization of $64.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86.

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.