Zions Bancorporation N.A. Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Zions Bancorporation N.A. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 34.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,950 shares during the quarter. Zions Bancorporation N.A.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $578,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $258,750,000. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 124.5% during the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,370,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $254,810,000 after buying an additional 1,868,602 shares in the last quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth $119,220,000. WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,144.9% in the fourth quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,150,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $87,026,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129,041 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.7% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,240,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $187,407,000 after acquiring an additional 888,764 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of EFA stock opened at $83.02 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $58.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 0.86. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $81.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.98. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $73.91 and a twelve month high of $85.19.

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.