Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC Takes $1.10 Million Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 11,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,100,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,628,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV now owns 42,399 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 8,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $769,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. now owns 16,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,609,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New Age Alpha Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 10,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.3%

EFA opened at $101.57 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $74.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $85.68 and a 12 month high of $105.94. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $102.49 and a 200 day moving average of $99.99.

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.