SG Americas Securities LLC Sells 655,869 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 63.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 380,013 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 655,869 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.05% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $35,482,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Investmark Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Investmark Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,199 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $579,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Caldwell Trust Co boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 8,871 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $828,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.0% during the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 28,491 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,660,000 after purchasing an additional 5,509 shares in the last quarter. Sentry LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sentry LLC now owns 7,412 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $692,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 22.1% in the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 67,890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,339,000 after buying an additional 12,271 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.4%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $97.93 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $95.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $92.85. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.14 and a 12 month high of $98.48. The company has a market capitalization of $71.92 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

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. 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.