Apexium Financial LP Grows Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Apexium Financial LP lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 47.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 30,692 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,939 shares during the quarter. Apexium Financial LP’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,321,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 108.1% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 31,966 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,504,000 after buying an additional 16,606 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 292,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,915,000 after acquiring an additional 5,753 shares in the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $290,000. Ascent Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 113.5% in the second quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 7,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $597,000 after purchasing an additional 4,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Silver Lake Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at $1,547,000. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $79.23 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $77.27 and a 200 day moving average of $79.42. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $73.91 and a one year high of $84.56.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.