iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Sold by Mezzasalma Advisors LLC

Mezzasalma Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 4.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,191 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 414 shares during the period. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $822,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 46,571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,806,289,000 after acquiring an additional 7,811,598 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.3% during the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 9,050,985 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $809,068,000 after buying an additional 533,545 shares during the period. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 2,825,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $230,965,000 after buying an additional 96,306 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,343,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $191,528,000 after acquiring an additional 46,879 shares during the period. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,231,792 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $182,404,000 after acquiring an additional 151,364 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $94.51 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.14 and a fifty-two week high of $95.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.16 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.61.

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.