iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Purchased by Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC

Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 38.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,945 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 7,268 shares during the quarter. Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,521,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% in the first quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 63,682 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,185,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $51,000. Texas Bank & Trust Co increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.0% during the first quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co now owns 47,542 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,618,000 after purchasing an additional 1,835 shares during the last quarter. Sonata Capital Group Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% during the first quarter. Sonata Capital Group Inc. now owns 9,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $884,000 after purchasing an additional 2,156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.3% during the first quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 608,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,071,000 after purchasing an additional 19,373 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of EFA opened at $104.33 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $77.56 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company’s fifty day moving average is $103.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $101.31. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.74 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94.

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.