Ballast Rock Private Wealth LLC Acquires 10,960 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Ballast Rock Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 253.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 15,289 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 10,960 shares during the period. Ballast Rock Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,485,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Sheets Smith Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 41,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,002,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares during the last quarter. Park National Corp OH increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.8% in the first quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 12,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,226,000 after buying an additional 803 shares during the last quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 211.7% in the first quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 3,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $337,000 after buying an additional 2,356 shares during the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.2% in the first quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 6,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $610,000 after buying an additional 781 shares during the period. Finally, Aspen Investment Management Inc raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% in the first quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc now owns 12,903 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,253,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $104.41 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $85.68 and a one year high of $105.94. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $103.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.05 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.