Mondrian Investment Partners LTD Sells 530,594 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Mondrian Investment Partners LTD cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 94.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 29,654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 530,594 shares during the period. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,081,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,238,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,179,972,000 after purchasing an additional 604,529 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 183,559 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,068,000 after buying an additional 23,991 shares during the last quarter. Washington Trust Bank grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 77.0% in the 2nd quarter. Washington Trust Bank now owns 237,804 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,703,000 after buying an additional 103,483 shares during the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $490,000. Finally, Blue Edge Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at about $4,530,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $102.63 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $91.21 and a 1 year high of $108.89. The company has a market capitalization of $76.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50-day moving average of $105.56 and a 200-day moving average of $104.44.

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.