iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Acquired by Financial Partners Group LLC

Financial Partners Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 92.9% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 33,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,217 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.2% of Financial Partners Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Financial Partners Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,753,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Lion Street Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 41.1% during the 1st quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC now owns 36,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,009,000 after purchasing an additional 10,728 shares during the period. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC now owns 76,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,233,000 after buying an additional 373 shares in the last quarter. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.9% during the first quarter. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners now owns 18,174 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,485,000 after acquiring an additional 674 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.8% during the first quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 9,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $753,000 after acquiring an additional 667 shares during the period. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,335.0% in the first quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 1,198,109 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $97,921,000 after acquiring an additional 1,171,094 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.2%

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $86.96 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $85.87 and a 200-day moving average of $81.71. The firm has a market cap of $61.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.35 and a beta of 0.83. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.15 and a twelve month high of $90.51.

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.