iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Sold by Tarbox Family Office Inc.

Tarbox Family Office Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 35.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 50,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 27,412 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 0.7% of Tarbox Family Office Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Tarbox Family Office Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,684,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Pineridge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Pflug Koory LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% in the 3rd quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.6% during the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $98.81 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.97. The company has a market capitalization of $72.57 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $72.14 and a twelve month high of $98.89.

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.