Aspiriant LLC Buys 34,474 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Aspiriant LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 70.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 83,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 34,474 shares during the period. Aspiriant LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,035,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV now owns 42,399 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 10,994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,027,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during 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 in the last quarter. Pitcairn Co. increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $1,098,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MKD Wealth Coaches LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. MKD Wealth Coaches LLC now owns 6,747 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $648,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $98.00 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.14 and a twelve month high of $105.94. The company has a market cap of $72.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s fifty day moving average is $100.42 and its 200 day moving average is $97.10.

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.