iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Sold by Bath Savings Trust Co

Bath Savings Trust Co reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 10.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 733 shares during the quarter. Bath Savings Trust Co’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $513,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 289.6% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,811,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $590,650,000 after acquiring an additional 5,806,736 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 401.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 4,483,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $339,034,000 after purchasing an additional 3,589,503 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $258,750,000. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 124.5% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,370,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $254,810,000 after purchasing an additional 1,868,602 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,067,950 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,668,558,000 after purchasing an additional 1,463,799 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $88.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $62.31 billion, a PE ratio of 16.35 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.15 and a one year high of $89.46. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $83.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.64.

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.