Hopwood Financial Services Inc. Takes Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Hopwood Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 1,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $78,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC now owns 37,043 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,098,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 6,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $522,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 74.4% in the 3rd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 13,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,163,000 after purchasing an additional 5,932 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 86.3% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 33,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,800,000 after purchasing an additional 15,508 shares during the period. Finally, Paulson Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Paulson Wealth Management Inc. now owns 478,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,984,000 after purchasing an additional 38,209 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $82.75 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $73.91 and a twelve month high of $84.57. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $79.70 and a 200 day moving average of $79.85.

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.