PFG Advisors Sells 961 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

PFG Advisors cut its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 14.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,496 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 961 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $416,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Idaho Trust Bank increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Idaho Trust Bank now owns 169,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,853,000 after buying an additional 12,403 shares during the last quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 57,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,351,000 after buying an additional 416 shares in the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 16,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,270,000 after purchasing an additional 581 shares in the last quarter. AGF Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 52,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,934,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,317.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 206,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,638,000 after purchasing an additional 203,011 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $83.71 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.88. The firm has a market cap of $58.81 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $73.91 and a 1 year high of $84.57.

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.