Valeo Financial Advisors LLC Grows Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 708,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,735 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 0.6% of Valeo Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.11% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $56,583,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. TD Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 62.3% in the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,695,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $429,181,000 after buying an additional 2,186,324 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $126,306,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 283.2% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,287,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $172,393,000 after purchasing an additional 1,690,837 shares during the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,928.2% during the fourth quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 1,464,122 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,322,000 after purchasing an additional 1,443,290 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 134.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,911,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $143,853,000 after buying an additional 1,097,655 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA traded up $0.90 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $79.56. The company had a trading volume of 8,101,876 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,182,232. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.66. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.68 and a fifty-two week high of $82.16.

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.