SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 48.7% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 23,704 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,768 shares during the quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,302,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Independent Wealth Network Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,115,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the period. Topsail Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake 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 valued at $2,356,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in 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 during the period. Financial Insights Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Financial Insights Inc. now owns 4,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $404,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. Finally, Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of 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 worth $1,628,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during 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 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $106.24 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $102.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $86.74 and a 12 month high of $106.32.

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.