Thornburg Investment Management Inc. Has $12.71 Million Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Thornburg Investment Management Inc. decreased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 122,310 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,939 shares during the period. Thornburg Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $12,706,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Independent Wealth Network Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the 1st 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 during the period. Topsail Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in 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 valued at $2,356,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Palisade Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in 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 valued at $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Financial Insights Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC now owns 4,961 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA opened at $107.72 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $105.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $103.11. The firm has a market cap of $79.63 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $90.04 and a twelve month high of $108.89.

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.