Global Retirement Partners LLC Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 17.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 56,890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,430 shares during the quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $5,463,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Aspen Investment Management Inc increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc now owns 12,680 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 153,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,705,000 after acquiring an additional 1,868 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,951,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $187,377,000 after acquiring an additional 64,898 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 27,755 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,665,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 48.3% during the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 136,516 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,110,000 after acquiring an additional 44,467 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $104.19 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $76.89 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $85.68 and a one year high of $105.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $100.31 and a 200 day moving average of $99.04.

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. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.