Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 22.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 178,182 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 32,903 shares during the quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,928,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Pineridge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Addison Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.6% during the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at about $39,000. Elequin Capital LP lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 44.7% in the first quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $49,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $96.50 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.14 and a 12 month high of $97.18. The stock has a market cap of $69.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a 50 day moving average of $94.63 and a 200 day moving average of $91.90.

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.