Sound Income Strategies LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 154.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,823 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 6,577 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,077,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV now owns 42,399 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,072,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Independent Wealth Network Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% in the third 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. Keebeck Wealth Management increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management now owns 2,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $233,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Pitcairn Co. raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 11,759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MKD Wealth Coaches LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. MKD Wealth Coaches LLC now owns 6,747 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $648,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA opened at $98.35 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.22 and a one year high of $105.94.

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.