Northeast Financial Consultants Inc Grows Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Northeast Financial Consultants Inc grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 197.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 54,328 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,060 shares during the quarter. Northeast Financial Consultants Inc’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,108,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Maven Securities LTD purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $4,633,000. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $602,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $518,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 626.8% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,575,685 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $119,137,000 after purchasing an additional 1,358,889 shares during the period. Finally, Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $56,650,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $86.52 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $60.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.35 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $72.15 and a 52 week high of $86.92. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.96.

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.