Boston Common Asset Management LLC Reduces Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Boston Common Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 80.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 22,248 shares during the quarter. Boston Common Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EFA. Horizon Investments LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,520.0% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. GeoWealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Nemes Rush Group LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA stock opened at $103.33 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $86.74 and a twelve month high of $105.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $101.61.

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.