Financial Services Advisory Inc Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Financial Services Advisory Inc boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 10.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 18,255 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,672 shares during the period. Financial Services Advisory Inc’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Armor Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Armor Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $216,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Landmark Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Landmark Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% during the third quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP now owns 3,357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Palumbo Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Palumbo Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $945,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meritage Portfolio Management lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management now owns 3,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $236,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $81.58 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $73.91 and a 1 year high of $84.56. The firm has a market cap of $57.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.74.

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.