iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Sold by Capital Analysts LLC

Capital Analysts LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 78.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 20,107 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 74,695 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,931,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in EFA. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after purchasing an additional 11,902 shares in 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 increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% during 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 in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during 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 in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $101.57 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $102.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $99.99. 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 cap of $74.96 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.