Catalyst Financial Partners LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Catalyst Financial Partners LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,892 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,987 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Catalyst Financial Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,503,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.6% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,440,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,191,386,000 after buying an additional 4,116,234 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.1% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,765,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $686,598,000 after acquiring an additional 2,179,857 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 764.7% in the second quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,935,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $151,569,000 after acquiring an additional 1,711,236 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% in the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,825,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,377,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 35,177.0% in the third quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 977,879 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,780,000 after acquiring an additional 975,107 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $79.70 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $81.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.17. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $66.53 and a twelve month high of $84.56.

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.