Appleton Partners Inc. MA Purchases 1,177 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Appleton Partners Inc. MA boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 32,191 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,177 shares during the quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,434,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,872,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $240,241,000 after acquiring an additional 164,652 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.7% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,240,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $187,407,000 after purchasing an additional 888,764 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.4% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,480,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $122,735,000 after purchasing an additional 88,868 shares during the last quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at about $119,220,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 933,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,092,000 after buying an additional 12,513 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $79.61 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $77.60 and a 200-day moving average of $79.35. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $73.91 and a 1 year high of $84.56.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.