Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Trims Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lowered its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 48.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 63,743 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 58,832 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $6,622,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,085,806,000 after acquiring an additional 8,846,240 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,215,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,861,939,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481,849 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,770,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,421 shares during the period. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,855,000 after purchasing an additional 2,069,729 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $108.09 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $79.90 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $90.04 and a fifty-two week high of $108.76. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $104.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $102.47.

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.