iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Holdings Reduced by Fluent Financial LLC

Fluent Financial LLC cut its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 28.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 331,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 129,257 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 12.4% of Fluent Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Fluent Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $34,447,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. New York University bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at about $155,842,000. Sage Capital Advisors llc raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc now owns 7,514 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $781,000 after acquiring an additional 544 shares in the last quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 89,757 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,325,000 after acquiring an additional 4,058 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 6,972 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $716,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares during the period. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.7% in the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 103,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,785,000 after acquiring an additional 10,910 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA traded up $0.42 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $103.47. 11,706,974 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,550,225. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $91.21 and a 1-year high of $108.89. The company has a market capitalization of $76.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $106.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $104.10.

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.