Sun Life Financial Inc. Acquires 32,400 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Sun Life Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 103.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,400 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 0.3% of Sun Life Financial Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Sun Life Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,998,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Rebalance LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Rebalance LLC now owns 29,644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,322,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Schwab Charitable Fund raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Schwab Charitable Fund now owns 8,716 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $696,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the period. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC now owns 14,474 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,134,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.6% in the first quarter. Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR now owns 5,333 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $426,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Affiance Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% in the first quarter. Affiance Financial LLC now owns 17,073 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,363,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA opened at $81.73 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.68 and a 1 year high of $83.28. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $80.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.57.

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.