iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Sold by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. reduced its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.7% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 272,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,633 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $26,514,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Independent Wealth Network Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,115,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,356,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 36,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,542,000 after buying an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,628,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC now owns 4,961 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $476,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $104.65 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.74 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94. The business has a fifty day moving average of $103.77 and a 200-day moving average of $101.50. The stock has a market cap of $77.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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. 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.