Evanson Financial LLC Makes New $3.60 Million Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Evanson Financial LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 34,677 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,602,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Independent Wealth Network Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,115,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. Topsail Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,356,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 36,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Financial Insights Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Financial Insights Inc. now owns 4,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $404,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $107.36 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $79.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $104.13 and a 200-day moving average of $102.28. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $89.44 and a one year high of $108.00.

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.