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Simplex Trading LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 4,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $242,000.
Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 104,035.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,997,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $883,678,000 after buying an additional 12,984,683 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 53.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,574,952 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $718,992,000 after purchasing an additional 3,670,405 shares during the last quarter. First Republic Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1,345.0% during the third quarter. First Republic Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,388,997 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $230,418,000 after acquiring an additional 3,154,471 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.2% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,537,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $648,429,000 after acquiring an additional 1,856,482 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yale University raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,619.4% during the third quarter. Yale University now owns 1,699,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $115,515,000 after acquiring an additional 1,663,000 shares during the last quarter.
EFA stock opened at $62.08 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.77 and a twelve month high of $75.27.
The company also recently announced a semiannual dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 19th were paid a $0.638 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 18th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.15%.
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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.
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