World Investment Advisors Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

World Investment Advisors increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 60,594 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 916 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $5,417,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter worth about $34,000. Fiduciary Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter worth about $36,000. Elequin Capital LP lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 44.7% in the first quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. von Borstel & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $52,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $95.12 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.14 and a 1 year high of $95.95. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $89.74. The company has a market cap of $68.60 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

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.