iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Purchased by Geneos Wealth Management Inc.

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 14.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 211,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 26,623 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $20,301,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Pflug Koory LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% in the 3rd quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% in the 4th quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.7%

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $101.24 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $74.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50-day moving average is $100.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.95. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $82.89 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.