Sun Life Financial Inc. Acquires 5,300 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Sun Life Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 9.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,102 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,300 shares during the quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,620,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 92.7% in the 4th quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $75.02 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.71 billion, a PE ratio of 16.88 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $81.77 and its 200 day moving average is $79.98. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $73.91 and a fifty-two week high of $85.19.

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.