Foundations Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 28,366 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 141.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 48,473 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,366 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,655,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,085,806,000 after acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the 3rd quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after acquiring an additional 4,952,603 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $413,652,000 after acquiring an additional 2,061,536 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,511,202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,922,902 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 321.9% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,603,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $153,949,000 after acquiring an additional 1,223,126 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA opened at $104.69 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $99.40. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $85.68 and a 52-week high of $105.94.

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. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.