Sanctuary Advisors LLC Purchases 45,881 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 7.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 683,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,881 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.09% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $66,414,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Horizon Investments LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,520.0% in the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% during the 4th quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $103.96 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $76.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50 day moving average of $103.77 and a 200 day moving average of $101.45. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $86.74 and a 1-year high of $105.94.

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. 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.