BLB&B Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

BLB&B Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 28,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 373 shares during the period. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,192,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Argus Investors Counsel Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Argus Investors Counsel Inc. now owns 3,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $304,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Landmark Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Landmark Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $433,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Keystone Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Keystone Wealth Services LLC now owns 11,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $968,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP now owns 3,357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meritage Portfolio Management raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management now owns 3,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $236,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

EFA stock opened at $79.61 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.35. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $73.91 and a 52 week high of $84.56.

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.