Hilltop National Bank Acquires Shares of 159,955 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 159,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $14,298,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 3.7% of Hilltop National Bank’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. TFG Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the second quarter. TFG Advisers LLC now owns 9,393 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $840,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the period. SimpliFi Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.4% during the second quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 9,787 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $875,000 after buying an additional 588 shares during the period. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% during the second quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 21,282 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,902,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. RKL Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.8% during the second quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $868,000 after buying an additional 2,170 shares during the period. Finally, Consolidated Planning Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 37.2% during the second quarter. Consolidated Planning Corp now owns 7,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $652,000 after buying an additional 1,979 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA opened at $94.29 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.14 and a 52-week high of $94.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $68.00 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $91.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $87.75.

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.