Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Buys 15,508 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 86.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,508 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,800,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Argus Investors Counsel Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Argus Investors Counsel Inc. now owns 3,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Rebalance LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Rebalance LLC now owns 29,644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,322,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Schwab Charitable Fund increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Schwab Charitable Fund now owns 8,716 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $696,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the second quarter. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC now owns 14,474 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,134,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Finally, Keystone Wealth Services LLC increased 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 during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of EFA stock opened at $77.24 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $81.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.34. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $70.45 and a 1-year 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.