Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Sells 5,761 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 33.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 11,488 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,761 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,073,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Pineridge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.6% during the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the period. MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Pflug Koory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $104.24 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $98.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $95.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.14 and a 52-week high of $105.24.

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.