Group One Trading LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Group One Trading LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 330.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,722 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,068 shares during the period. Group One Trading LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,468,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 31,255 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,918,000 after buying an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. 49 Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth $413,000. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.9% in the third quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 33,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,082,000 after acquiring an additional 5,006 shares during the period. Madison Wealth Partners Inc purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at $204,000. Finally, Brand Asset Management Group Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.5% during the third quarter. Brand Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 7,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $676,000 after acquiring an additional 508 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA stock opened at $98.99 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $73.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s 50-day moving average is $101.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.55. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.14 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94.

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.