iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Shares Sold by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 51.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 11,372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 11,933 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,092,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,520.0% during the fourth quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $34,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% during the fourth quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Toth Financial Advisory Corp purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $104.69 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $100.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $99.40. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $85.68 and a twelve month high of $105.94. The company has a market capitalization of $77.26 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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.