GLOBALT Investments LLC GA Sells 6,475 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

GLOBALT Investments LLC GA cut its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 168,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,475 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 0.5% of GLOBALT Investments LLC GA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $12,770,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC now owns 37,043 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,098,000 after acquiring an additional 690 shares during the period. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 113,626 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,503,000 after purchasing an additional 3,482 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 41.0% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 335,596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,066,000 after purchasing an additional 97,524 shares during the period. EQ LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. EQ LLC now owns 180,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,090,000 after purchasing an additional 8,709 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at about $935,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of EFA opened at $83.71 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.84. The stock has a market cap of $58.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 0.86. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $73.91 and a 52 week high of $84.57.

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.