Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Decreases Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 87.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 24,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 173,234 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,544,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,238,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,179,972,000 after acquiring an additional 604,529 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,036,238,000 after acquiring an additional 4,244,605 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,517,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,066,327,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,180 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,303,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,045,783,000 after acquiring an additional 205,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,511,202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,922,902 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.3%

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $107.72 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $79.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $90.04 and a 52 week high of $108.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $105.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $103.11.

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.