Clearstead Advisors LLC Buys 17,036 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 491,056 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,036 shares during the quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $45,850,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 648,662 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $60,566,000 after buying an additional 37,696 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $889,000 after acquiring an additional 1,027 shares in the last quarter. Partners in Financial Planning raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. Partners in Financial Planning now owns 11,610 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,084,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 23,241 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,170,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. Finally, White Pine Capital LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. White Pine Capital LLC now owns 28,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,659,000 after purchasing an additional 160 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

Shares of EFA stock opened at $104.90 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.14 and a 52-week high of $105.24. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $99.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.69. The company has a market capitalization of $77.42 billion, a price-to-earnings 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. 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.