QRG Capital Management Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 4.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 130,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,292 shares during the quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $11,670,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cape ANN Savings Bank increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% in the second quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank now owns 212,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,000,000 after buying an additional 7,680 shares in the last quarter. Corundum Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Corundum Group Inc. now owns 126,545 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,312,000 after buying an additional 895 shares in the last quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 108.9% in the second quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 17,343 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,550,000 after buying an additional 9,041 shares in the last quarter. Sage Financial Management Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% in the second quarter. Sage Financial Management Group Inc. now owns 108,709 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,718,000 after buying an additional 12,807 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at $724,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $95.08 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.14 and a fifty-two week high of $95.27. The stock has a market cap of $68.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $87.84.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.