MKT Advisors LLC Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

MKT Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 13.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 4,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 744 shares during the period. MKT Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $357,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EFA. Baron Financial Group LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Baron Financial Group LLC now owns 75,556 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,713,000 after purchasing an additional 2,681 shares in the last quarter. Rockwood Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $358,000. Park Edge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.9% during the fourth quarter. Park Edge Advisors LLC now owns 7,994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $604,000 after buying an additional 1,594 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 86.4% in the fourth quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 96,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,327,000 after buying an additional 44,916 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 59.0% in the fourth quarter. Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC now owns 6,755 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $511,000 after acquiring an additional 2,506 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $79.23 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $73.91 and a 1-year high of $84.56. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $77.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.42.

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.