iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Holdings Lowered by Contravisory Investment Management Inc.

Contravisory Investment Management Inc. lessened its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 36.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,430 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,479 shares during the period. Contravisory Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $906,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% during the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 33,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,127,000 after buying an additional 5,638 shares in the last quarter. HMS Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.3% during the third quarter. HMS Capital Management LLC now owns 190,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,790,000 after buying an additional 19,371 shares in the last quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 801,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,856,000 after purchasing an additional 44,503 shares in the last quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 132.6% during the 3rd quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,548,000 after acquiring an additional 15,559 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.7% in the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 424,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,616,000 after purchasing an additional 30,294 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $95.84 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.14 and a 12 month high of $105.94. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $100.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.93. The firm has a market cap of $70.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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.