iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Holdings Lifted by Verdence Capital Advisors LLC

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 234,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,894 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 1.0% of Verdence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $24,319,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Oarsman Capital Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 8,031 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $834,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Weaver Consulting Group boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Weaver Consulting Group now owns 5,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Financial Insights Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Financial Insights Inc. now owns 4,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $404,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 5,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $540,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $102.91 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $76.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $91.21 and a one year high of $108.89. The company’s 50-day moving average is $105.56 and its 200 day moving average is $103.09.

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. 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.