Ethos Financial Group LLC Buys 178,950 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Ethos Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 4,798.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 182,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 178,950 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 1.8% of Ethos Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Ethos Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $13,812,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $258,750,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,591,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $120,365,000 after buying an additional 60,369 shares in the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 16.0% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 197,156 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,907,000 after buying an additional 27,146 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $972,000. Finally, M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,073,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $156,751,000 after buying an additional 72,135 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 2.4 %

Shares of EFA stock opened at $84.43 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $73.91 and a 12 month high of $84.57. The stock has a market cap of $59.32 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $78.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $79.80.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.