iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Bought by Cwm LLC

Cwm LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 185,319 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,896 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $17,796,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Diversified Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $13,837,000. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 808.1% during the 4th quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 26,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,500,000 after purchasing an additional 23,169 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 10,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $988,000 after purchasing an additional 987 shares in the last quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC now owns 3,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $336,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XY Planning Network Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 35.5% during the 4th quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. now owns 3,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $321,000 after purchasing an additional 874 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $104.32 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.73. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $80.09 and a 1-year high of $105.94. The stock has a market cap of $76.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.80.

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.