Avity Investment Management Inc. Purchases 43,212 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Avity Investment Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 62.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 112,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,212 shares during the period. Avity Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $10,532,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Independent Wealth Network Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 10,994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,027,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. Keebeck Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management now owns 2,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC now owns 16,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the period. Pitcairn Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 11,759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Finally, Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 15,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,453,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.3%

EFA opened at $98.37 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $101.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $96.80. The company has a market capitalization of $72.60 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.14 and a 1-year high of $105.94.

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.