Transcend Capital Advisors LLC Buys 7,020 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Transcend Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 41,379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,020 shares during the quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,864,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after purchasing an additional 11,902 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $629,000. PFG Investments LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.7% during the 2nd quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 8,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $762,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 18,343 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,640,000 after purchasing an additional 846 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $724,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA opened at $100.74 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.14 and a 52-week high of $102.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.35 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $97.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.14.

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.