Heritage Trust Co Purchases New Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Heritage Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 7,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $603,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. McIlrath & Eck LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.7% during the third quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 11,063 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $925,000 after buying an additional 695 shares in the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 24,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,064,000 after acquiring an additional 1,591 shares in the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,748 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $397,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at about $786,000. Finally, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 715,307 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,821,000 after purchasing an additional 12,781 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $78.97 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $55.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.88 and a beta of 0.81. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.15 and a 52-week high of $85.19. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.67.

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.