Evanson Asset Management LLC Trims Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Evanson Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 746 shares during the quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,664,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 846.8% during the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 14,136 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,107,000 after purchasing an additional 12,643 shares during the last quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 197.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,923 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $699,000 after buying an additional 5,924 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 25.6% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $665,000 after buying an additional 1,729 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 238,072 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,648,000 after buying an additional 5,132 shares during the period. Finally, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.5% in the second quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 89,501 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,985,000 after acquiring an additional 19,331 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA stock opened at $76.78 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $73.26 and a 52-week high of $84.56. The business has a fifty day moving average of $77.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.47.

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.