iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Bought by Calamos Wealth Management LLC

Calamos Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 9.5% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 181,127 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,746 shares during the period. Calamos Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $17,593,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Horizon Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,520.0% during the fourth quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% in the 4th quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $103.24 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $76.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $86.74 and a one year high of $105.94. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $103.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $101.39.

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. 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.