Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,114,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,445 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC owned 0.15% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $109,513,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EFA. Causeway Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the third quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8,818.3% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,291,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $294,185,000 after buying an additional 3,254,128 shares during the period. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $209,353,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 2,061,536 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 50.7% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,768,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $504,181,000 after buying an additional 1,939,941 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $93.59 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $96.86. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $72.14 and a 12-month high of $105.94. The firm has a market cap of $69.07 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

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.