Financial Enhancement Group LLC Has $9.98 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Financial Enhancement Group LLC lowered its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 10.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 95,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 10,799 shares during the quarter. Financial Enhancement Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $9,983,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Becker Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% in the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 801,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $74,856,000 after buying an additional 44,503 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,552,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.4% in the fourth quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 53,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,095,000 after acquiring an additional 8,251 shares during the last quarter. Boston Common Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,665,000. Finally, Avity Investment Management Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 62.1% in the third quarter. Avity Investment Management Inc. now owns 112,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,532,000 after acquiring an additional 43,212 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of EFA opened at $102.26 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $103.34 and its 200-day moving average is $100.66. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $86.74 and a 12 month high of $105.94. The firm has a market cap of $75.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.