Vise Technologies Inc. Grows Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Vise Technologies Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 36.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,221 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,974 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,134,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Becker Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% in the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 801,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $74,856,000 after purchasing an additional 44,503 shares during the last quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 132.6% in the third quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,548,000 after purchasing an additional 15,559 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.7% in the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 424,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,616,000 after purchasing an additional 30,294 shares during the last quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.4% in the fourth quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 53,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,095,000 after purchasing an additional 8,251 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Common Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $2,665,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $102.26 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $101.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $99.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.68 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94. The company has a market capitalization of $75.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.