Valued Retirements Inc. Has $498,000 Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Valued Retirements Inc. trimmed its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 65.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,275 shares during the period. Valued Retirements Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $498,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oarsman Capital Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 8,031 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $834,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,115,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,356,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Insights Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the first 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 in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $108.21 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $90.93 and a 1-year high of $108.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $105.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $103.18.

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.