Aspect Partners LLC Lowers Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Aspect Partners LLC cut its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 86.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 3,328 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 22,073 shares during the period. Aspect Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $252,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arvest Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth about $119,220,000. WCM Investment Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,144.9% during the 4th quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,150,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $87,026,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129,041 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $187,407,000 after purchasing an additional 888,764 shares in the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 471.5% in the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 915,832 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,591,000 after purchasing an additional 755,574 shares during the period. Finally, Greenfield FTC Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 207.7% in the fourth quarter. Greenfield FTC Inc. now owns 893,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,577,000 after purchasing an additional 603,330 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of EFA stock opened at $81.67 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.48. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $73.91 and a 52-week 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.