von Borstel & Associates Inc. Buys Shares of 530 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

von Borstel & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $43,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Aurora Private Wealth Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,358.3% in the first quarter. Aurora Private Wealth Inc. now owns 76,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,226,000 after buying an additional 73,084 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 37.1% during the first quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 6,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $493,000 after purchasing an additional 1,633 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.2% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 102,645 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,389,000 after purchasing an additional 22,581 shares during the period. Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $56,650,000. Finally, Investor s Fiduciary Advisor Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $282,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $89.52 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.15 and a one year high of $90.51. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $87.82 and its 200-day moving average is $82.50.

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.