Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. Purchases 3,796 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 233.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,796 shares during the period. Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $410,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Gemmer Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Gemmer Asset Management LLC now owns 49,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,146,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 27,828 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,310,000 after buying an additional 616 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,217.5% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 456,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,182,000 after buying an additional 449,336 shares during the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.6% during the third quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 341,991 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,601,000 after buying an additional 60,685 shares during the period. Finally, Baron Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Baron Financial Group LLC now owns 75,556 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,713,000 after acquiring an additional 2,681 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $79.23 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $77.27 and a 200 day moving average of $79.41. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $73.91 and a 52 week high of $84.56.

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.