iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stake Boosted by Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.

Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 14.2% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 47,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,890 shares during the period. Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sage Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,303 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $655,000 after buying an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 40.9% in the third quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC now owns 1,086 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $113,000 after acquiring an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Victory Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Victory Financial Group LLC now owns 11,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,223,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Finally, Latitude Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $99,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $103.59 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.88 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $105.35 and a 200-day moving average of $103.14. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $91.21 and a 52 week high of $108.89.

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.