Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC Increases Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 75,369.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 788,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 787,607 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 15.2% of Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC owned about 0.11% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $73,636,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Pineridge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Pflug Koory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.6% in the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Angeles Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at about $39,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 1.1%

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $101.01 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.14 and a twelve month high of $102.32. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $96.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.96. The company has a market cap of $74.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

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. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.