iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Sold by Howland Capital Management LLC

Howland Capital Management LLC cut its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 7.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 7,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 568 shares during the period. Howland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $558,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,144.9% in the fourth quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,150,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $87,026,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,041 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $79,000. Counterweight Ventures LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Counterweight Ventures LLC now owns 26,459 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,001,000 after acquiring an additional 1,192 shares during the period. Santori & Peters Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Santori & Peters Inc. now owns 54,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,109,000 after acquiring an additional 1,393 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Almanack Investment Partners LLC. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. now owns 183,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,872,000 after acquiring an additional 5,871 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of EFA stock opened at $79.61 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $77.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.34. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $73.91 and a twelve month high of $84.56.

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.