iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Sold by iA Global Asset Management Inc.

iA Global Asset Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 6.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 163,767 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 12,227 shares during the quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,907,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after purchasing an additional 11,902 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $629,000. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $285,000 after buying an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 115,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,360,000 after buying an additional 20,528 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 75,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,790,000 after buying an additional 4,348 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $103.88 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $103.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $100.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $86.74 and a 12 month high of $105.94. The company has a market capitalization of $76.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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. 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.