iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Sold by Midwest Professional Planners LTD.

Midwest Professional Planners LTD. reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 30.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 72,379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 31,660 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 1.6% of Midwest Professional Planners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Midwest Professional Planners LTD.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $6,758,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Pineridge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Pflug Koory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% in the third quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.6% during the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Angeles Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of EFA opened at $100.74 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $74.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $97.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.14. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.14 and a 1-year high of $102.32.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.