Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. Purchases New Shares in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 103,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $8,697,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 4.1% of Ascension Capital Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.6% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,440,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,191,386,000 after buying an additional 4,116,234 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 13,121,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,047,889,000 after buying an additional 391,042 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.1% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,765,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $686,598,000 after acquiring an additional 2,179,857 shares in the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% during the second quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,655,277 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $521,308,000 after acquiring an additional 517,329 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% in the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,825,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,284,000 after purchasing an additional 1,377,019 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 1.4 %

EFA opened at $79.09 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $68.26 and a fifty-two week high of $84.56. The business has a 50-day moving average of $81.53 and a 200-day moving average of $80.28.

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.