Essential Planning LLC. Buys Shares of 65,260 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Essential Planning LLC. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 65,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $5,173,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC now owns 37,043 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,098,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares in the last quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 9,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $819,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at about $49,000. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.5% in the third quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 6,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $522,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 328.2% in the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 21,945 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,842,000 after purchasing an additional 16,820 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $82.16 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.83. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $73.91 and a twelve month high of $84.57. The stock has a market cap of $57.73 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.