Bank of America Corp DE Decreases Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Bank of America Corp DE trimmed its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,633,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 582,029 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE owned about 5.37% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $3,849,644,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Independent Wealth Network Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,115,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,356,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 36,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Financial Insights Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Financial Insights Inc. now owns 4,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $404,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,628,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $103.37 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $103.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $101.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.74 and a fifty-two week 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.