St. Louis Trust Co Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

St. Louis Trust Co increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 15.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 125,157 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,334 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 1.4% of St. Louis Trust Co’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. St. Louis Trust Co’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $12,019,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,628,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV now owns 42,399 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,072,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 8,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $769,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. now owns 16,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,609,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, Keebeck Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management now owns 2,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $103.98 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $85.68 and a 52 week high of $105.94. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $100.41 and its 200 day moving average is $99.07. The company has a market cap of $76.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.