Simon Quick Advisors LLC Grows Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Simon Quick Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 35.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 35,062 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,255 shares during the quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,406,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Horizon Investments LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,520.0% in the fourth quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% during the 4th quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $103.33 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $103.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.57. The company has a market capitalization of $76.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $86.74 and a 1-year high of $105.94.

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. 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.