Simon Quick Advisors LLC Acquires 9,255 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Simon Quick Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 35.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 35,062 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,255 shares during the period. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,406,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Independent Wealth Network Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,115,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. Topsail Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,356,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Palisade Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 36,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,628,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC now owns 4,961 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $476,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $103.33 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $103.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $101.57. The stock has a market cap of $76.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $86.74 and a 12 month 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.