Balboa Wealth Partners Lowers Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Balboa Wealth Partners trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 54.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,377 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,502 shares during the quarter. Balboa Wealth Partners’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $619,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Palisade Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth 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 boosted its stake 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 during the period. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $476,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV now owns 42,399 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 8,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $769,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $104.58 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $103.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.57. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $85.68 and a 1 year high of $105.94. The company has a market capitalization of $77.18 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.