Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 849 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,008 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 849 shares during the quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,499,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Walleye Capital LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 26.0% in the 3rd quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 6,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $527,000 after acquiring an additional 1,300 shares during the period. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 54.6% in the third quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC now owns 80,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,721,000 after purchasing an additional 28,374 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 44,459 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,718,000 after purchasing an additional 1,602 shares during the period. Miller Investment Management LP lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Miller Investment Management LP now owns 886,075 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $74,102,000 after buying an additional 58,569 shares during the period. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 40.8% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 639,861 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,512,000 after buying an additional 185,542 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of EFA stock opened at $82.04 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $73.91 and a 1-year high of $85.19. The stock has a market cap of $57.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.88 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $81.82 and a 200-day moving average of $80.03.

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.