Cynosure Group LLC Acquires 26,872 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Cynosure Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 457.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 32,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,872 shares during the quarter. Cynosure Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,144,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after acquiring an additional 11,902 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $629,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $285,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 115,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,360,000 after acquiring an additional 20,528 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 75,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,790,000 after acquiring an additional 4,348 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $104.08 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $102.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $100.24. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.68 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94. The firm has a market cap of $76.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.