iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock: Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Reduces Holdings

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI decreased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 9.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 429,697 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 43,737 shares during the quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $44,641,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NTV Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 37.7% in the third quarter. NTV Asset Management LLC now owns 72,496 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,532,000 after buying an additional 19,832 shares in the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 75,049 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,797,000 after buying an additional 2,317 shares during the period. West Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $57,000. Gibson Capital LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.0% during the 3rd quarter. Gibson Capital LLC now owns 5,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $584,000 after acquiring an additional 1,263 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,299,000 after acquiring an additional 905 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $102.63 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $105.56 and a 200 day moving average of $104.44. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $91.21 and a 12 month high of $108.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.17 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.