4Thought Financial Group Inc. Has $7.21 Million Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

4Thought Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 11.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 95,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 10,097 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 4.5% of 4Thought Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. 4Thought Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,206,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 81,448 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,158,000 after acquiring an additional 5,255 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 777,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,771,000 after purchasing an additional 22,439 shares during the period. Csenge Advisory Group raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 54,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,101,000 after purchasing an additional 3,137 shares during the period. NYL Investors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $703,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $5,101,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $81.93 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.41. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $73.91 and a 52-week high of $84.56.

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.