iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Acquired by Captrust Financial Advisors

Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,296,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 11,516 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors owned approximately 0.18% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $121,043,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Pineridge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. MMA Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Pflug Koory LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Angeles Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $98.37 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.14 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.60 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $101.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.80.

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.