iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Acquired by HMS Capital Management LLC

HMS Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 190,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 19,371 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 7.0% of HMS Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. HMS Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $17,790,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Independent Wealth Network Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 10,994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,027,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. VestGen Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC now owns 16,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,657 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $774,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the period. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 15,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,453,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Accel Wealth Management grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Accel Wealth Management now owns 3,525 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $98.02 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.53. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.14 and a 12 month high of $99.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.34 billion, a PE 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.