iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Purchased by QRG Capital Management Inc.

QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 40.4% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 61,862 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,811 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,940,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,455,000. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $242,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,427 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $274,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 51.9% in the 1st quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC now owns 17,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,435,000 after buying an additional 6,136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 77,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,177,000 after buying an additional 4,780 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

EFA traded down $0.32 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $80.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,367,339 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,755,654. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $80.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.05. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.68 and a 1 year high of $82.16.

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.