Good Life Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Good Life Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,341 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 256 shares during the period. Good Life Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $629,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Axiom Financial Strategies LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 72.1% in the first quarter. Axiom Financial Strategies LLC now owns 11,841 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $808,000 after purchasing an additional 4,959 shares during the last quarter. Fairfield Bush & CO. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the first quarter worth about $37,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 83.6% during the first quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 23,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,693,000 after acquiring an additional 10,470 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% during the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 13,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,028,000 after acquiring an additional 928 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 38.1% during the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 236,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,406,000 after acquiring an additional 65,200 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA stock traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $79.86. 17,149,913 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,820,849. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.68 and a 1 year high of $80.06. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $76.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.18.

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.