iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Sold by GS Investments Inc.

GS Investments Inc. decreased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 0.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 154 shares during the quarter. GS Investments Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,154,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 289.6% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,811,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $590,650,000 after buying an additional 5,806,736 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 401.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 4,483,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $339,034,000 after buying an additional 3,589,503 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,842.1% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,208,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $180,535,000 after buying an additional 2,164,222 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.7% during the 1st quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 8,517,440 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $696,130,000 after buying an additional 1,949,126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 626.8% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,575,685 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $119,137,000 after buying an additional 1,358,889 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA opened at $89.11 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.14 and a 12 month high of $91.57. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $88.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.14. The company has a market cap of $64.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86.

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.