Avantax Advisory Services Inc. Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 46.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 337,149 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 106,731 shares during the quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $25,492,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EFA. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $258,750,000. Arvest Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $119,220,000. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,144.9% during the fourth quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,150,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $87,026,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129,041 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.7% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,240,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $187,407,000 after acquiring an additional 888,764 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DRW Securities LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 471.5% during the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 915,832 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,591,000 after acquiring an additional 755,574 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

EFA stock opened at $82.16 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.83. The stock has a market cap of $57.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $73.91 and a 52-week high of $84.57.

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.