Belvedere Trading LLC Purchases 12,731 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Belvedere Trading LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 242.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,972 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,731 shares during the period. Belvedere Trading LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,726,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,628,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV now owns 42,399 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 8,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $769,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. now owns 16,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,609,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, New Age Alpha Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 10,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $104.80 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $101.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.44. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $85.68 and a one year high of $105.94. The firm has a market cap of $77.34 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.