iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Acquired by Palisade Asset Management LLC

Palisade Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 20.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 45,120 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,591 shares during the quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,400,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70.0% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 118,023 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,893,000 after acquiring an additional 48,605 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 15,680 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after buying an additional 2,767 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 60,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,556,000 after acquiring an additional 7,021 shares during the period. Lincoln National Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 295,904 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,296,000 after purchasing an additional 4,673 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Idaho Trust Bank lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Idaho Trust Bank now owns 145,706 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,979,000 after purchasing an additional 5,414 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $79.58. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,565,692 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,903,047. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $65.68 and a twelve month high of $80.06. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $78.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.04.

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.