Strs Ohio Sells 28,279 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Strs Ohio lessened its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 18.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 125,958 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 28,279 shares during the period. Strs Ohio’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $12,234,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after acquiring an additional 11,902 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $629,000. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 115,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,360,000 after purchasing an additional 20,528 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 75,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,790,000 after purchasing an additional 4,348 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $104.37 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $77.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $86.74 and a 12-month high of $105.94. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.02.

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.