Sanctuary Advisors LLC Raises Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 7.2% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 683,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,881 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $66,414,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Clearbridge Investments LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $7,552,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.4% in the 4th quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 53,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,095,000 after purchasing an additional 8,251 shares during the period. Boston Common Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,665,000. Avity Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 62.1% during the third quarter. Avity Investment Management Inc. now owns 112,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,532,000 after purchasing an additional 43,212 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Investment Advisors MI boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1,027.8% during the third quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI now owns 175,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,404,000 after purchasing an additional 160,115 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $103.96 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $86.74 and a 52-week high of $105.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $103.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.45.

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.