FLC Capital Advisors Grows Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

FLC Capital Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 143.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 6,786 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the quarter. FLC Capital Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $607,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 46,571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,806,289,000 after buying an additional 7,811,598 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 9,050,985 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $809,068,000 after purchasing an additional 533,545 shares during the last quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 2,825,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $230,965,000 after purchasing an additional 96,306 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,343,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $191,528,000 after purchasing an additional 46,879 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,231,792 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $182,404,000 after purchasing an additional 151,364 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $94.51 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $92.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.67. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $72.14 and a 52 week high of $95.53.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.