Maryland State Retirement & Pension System cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA – Free Report) by 26.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 74,874 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 27,559 shares during the quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,273,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Independent Wealth Network Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,115,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,356,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 36,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 16,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,628,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Finally, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC now owns 4,961 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $476,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance
Shares of EFA opened at $103.96 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $103.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.45. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $86.74 and a 52 week high of $105.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.
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