First Horizon Advisors Inc. Grows Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 613,987 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,361 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.5% of First Horizon Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. First Horizon Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $46,264,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Mechanics Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Mechanics Financial Corp now owns 196,072 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,774,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. Heritage Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,106,000. FFT Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. FFT Wealth Management LLC now owns 206,440 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,555,000 after purchasing an additional 3,101 shares during the last quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. now owns 218,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,500,000 after purchasing an additional 6,205 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howe & Rusling Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 112.7% in the 4th quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 336 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA traded up $0.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $78.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,634,390 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,064,284. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $78.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.68. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.68 and a fifty-two week high of $80.06.

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.