Sowell Financial Services LLC Grows Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 71.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 71,050 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 29,490 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $6,823,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Pflug Koory LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% during the third quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $37,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% during the fourth quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $98.00 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $72.32 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $100.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.15. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.14 and a 1 year 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.