iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Purchased by 4Thought Financial Group Inc.

4Thought Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 0.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 87,973 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 416 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 4.2% of 4Thought Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. 4Thought Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,864,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Apexium Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Apexium Financial LP now owns 33,596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,003,000 after acquiring an additional 581 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 175,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,680,000 after acquiring an additional 2,599 shares during the period. NTV Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.5% during the second quarter. NTV Asset Management LLC now owns 42,744 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,821,000 after acquiring an additional 5,097 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.2% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 130,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,670,000 after acquiring an additional 5,292 shares during the period. Finally, Cape ANN Savings Bank boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank now owns 212,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,000,000 after acquiring an additional 7,680 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $95.08 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.14 and a 1 year high of $95.27. The company has a market cap of $68.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $91.69 and a 200-day moving average of $87.82.

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.