Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 40.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 27,815 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,018 shares during the quarter. Lifestyle Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,671,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Horizon Investments LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,520.0% in the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% in the 4th quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $104.95 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $85.68 and a 1 year high of $105.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.45 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $101.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $99.72.

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.