Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC Takes $487,000 Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 6,462 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $487,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EFA. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 108,217.7% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 211,839,031 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,905,114,000 after acquiring an additional 211,643,459 shares during the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $330,123,000. Pathstone Family Office LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1,261.7% during the third quarter. Pathstone Family Office LLC now owns 3,863,471 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $266,270,000 after buying an additional 3,579,752 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $221,496,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 30.4% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 10,494,865 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $688,883,000 after buying an additional 2,443,588 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $80.04 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $76.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.14. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.68 and a fifty-two week high of $80.06.

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.