West Coast Financial LLC Has $8.87 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

West Coast Financial LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 117,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,529 shares during the quarter. West Coast Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,874,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Moors & Cabot Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 15,804 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,238,000 after buying an additional 1,230 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 905.9% during the second quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 46,159 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,616,000 after acquiring an additional 41,570 shares in the last quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC now owns 236,395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,517,000 after purchasing an additional 5,597 shares during the last quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 103.1% in the second quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 63,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,998,000 after purchasing an additional 32,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SkyOak Wealth LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.1% in the 2nd quarter. SkyOak Wealth LLC now owns 8,442 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $661,000 after purchasing an additional 1,638 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $76.22 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.52. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.58 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.