Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC Acquires 823,710 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1,852.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 868,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 823,710 shares during the quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $65,644,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Impact Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $1,100,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 34,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,618,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 337,149 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,492,000 after acquiring an additional 106,731 shares in the last quarter. Essential Planning LLC. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $5,173,000. Finally, Liberty Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $652,000 after buying an additional 417 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $82.75 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $58.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.85. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $73.91 and a 12-month high of $84.57.

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.