Accredited Investors Inc. Lowers Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Accredited Investors Inc. decreased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 621,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,128 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 3.2% of Accredited Investors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Accredited Investors Inc. owned approximately 0.09% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $58,056,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Pineridge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.6% in the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Pflug Koory LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% during the third quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Angeles Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $99.03 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $73.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.56. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $72.14 and a 52 week high of $99.62.

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.