iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Position Increased by Waverly Advisors LLC

Waverly Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 298,779 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,757 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $29,020,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Independent Wealth Network Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,115,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,356,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 36,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,542,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,628,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC now owns 4,961 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $476,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.5%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $103.41 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $76.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $101.82. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $86.74 and a 1-year high of $105.94.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.