WCG Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires New Shares in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

WCG Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 25,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,478,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% in 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 in the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,855,000 after buying an additional 2,069,729 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. increased 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 worth $413,652,000 after buying an additional 2,061,536 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% in 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 buying an additional 1,922,902 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.8%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $104.95 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.72. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $85.68 and a twelve month high of $105.94.

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. 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.