iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Bought by Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC

Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 62,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 880 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 1.7% of Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,745,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 690 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $203,000. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.2% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 49,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,122,000 after buying an additional 7,574 shares during the period. LCM Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. LCM Capital Management Inc now owns 78,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,566,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the period. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 294,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $24,591,000 after buying an additional 9,732 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $81.58 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $73.91 and a fifty-two week high of $84.56. The company has a market capitalization of $57.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.72.

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.