Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 849 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,008 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 849 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,499,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFA. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 92.7% during the 4th quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

EFA stock opened at $82.04 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $80.03. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $73.91 and a twelve month high of $85.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.64 billion, a PE ratio of 16.88 and a beta of 0.81.

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.