Meridian Wealth Management LLC Purchases 6,948 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Meridian Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 15.7% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 51,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,948 shares during the quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,792,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8,818.3% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,291,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $294,185,000 after buying an additional 3,254,128 shares during the period. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at about $209,353,000. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 222.4% in the second quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 3,346,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $299,138,000 after acquiring an additional 2,308,580 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,057.6% during the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,368,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $211,738,000 after purchasing an additional 2,293,687 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 50.7% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,768,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939,941 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $100.74 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.14 and a 1 year high of $102.32. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $97.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.14. The stock has a market cap of $74.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

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.