Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC Raises Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 90,673 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,085 shares during the quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $9,246,000 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 added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 11,902 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $629,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $285,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 115,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,360,000 after purchasing an additional 20,528 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 75,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,790,000 after purchasing an additional 4,348 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $104.33 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $86.74 and a twelve month high of $105.94. The company has a market cap of $77.25 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company’s 50 day moving average is $103.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $101.34.

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.