Wealthspire Advisors LLC Sells 563,890 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Wealthspire Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 50.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 547,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 563,890 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $52,584,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EFA. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,879,000 after acquiring an additional 11,902 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $629,000. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $285,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 115,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,360,000 after acquiring an additional 20,528 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 75,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,790,000 after acquiring an additional 4,348 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $105.02 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.50 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $102.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $100.11. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $85.68 and a 12-month high of $105.94.

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. 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.