Private Advisor Group LLC Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 211,711 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,478 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $20,563,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Independent Wealth Network Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,115,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the first 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 last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 36,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,628,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC now owns 4,961 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $476,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $104.37 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $77.84 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $86.74 and a 52-week high of $105.94. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $100.99.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.