iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock Position Raised by Aries Wealth Management

Aries Wealth Management lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 8.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 156,529 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,190 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 3.5% of Aries Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Aries Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $14,615,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 491,056 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $45,850,000 after purchasing an additional 17,036 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 648,662 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $60,566,000 after buying an additional 37,696 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.1% in the third quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $889,000 after buying an additional 1,027 shares in the last quarter. Partners in Financial Planning lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. Partners in Financial Planning now owns 11,610 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,084,000 after buying an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advyzon Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 23,241 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,170,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.8%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $104.90 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $99.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.42 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.14 and a 1-year high of $105.24.

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. 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.