West Paces Advisors Inc. Cuts Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

West Paces Advisors Inc. lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 15.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 500 shares during the quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $232,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of EFA. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 289.6% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,811,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $590,650,000 after purchasing an additional 5,806,736 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 401.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 4,483,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $339,034,000 after buying an additional 3,589,503 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $258,750,000. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 124.5% during the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,370,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $254,810,000 after purchasing an additional 1,868,602 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,067,950 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,668,558,000 after purchasing an additional 1,463,799 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $89.73 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $84.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.27. The stock has a market cap of $63.04 billion, a PE ratio of 16.35 and a beta of 0.83. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.15 and a 1 year high of $90.00.

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.