iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stake Lifted by Investment Partners LTD.

Investment Partners LTD. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 98.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 82,597 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 40,916 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 1.3% of Investment Partners LTD.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Investment Partners LTD.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,581,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Oarsman Capital Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 8,031 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $834,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the second 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 grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Weaver Consulting Group now owns 5,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $527,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the period. Financial Insights Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the first 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 period. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 5,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $540,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $103.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.72 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $105.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $103.22. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $91.21 and a 12 month high of $108.89.

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.