M&R Capital Management Inc. Decreases Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

M&R Capital Management Inc. lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA – Get Rating) by 9.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 5,547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 559 shares during the quarter. M&R Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $364,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 25.8% in the third quarter. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. now owns 16,387 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $918,000 after purchasing an additional 3,356 shares during the period. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 8,377 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $550,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 73,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,608,000 after purchasing an additional 1,765 shares during the period. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 37.7% in the second quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 9,865 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $616,000 after purchasing an additional 2,701 shares during the period. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.2% in the second quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 17,698 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,106,000 after purchasing an additional 1,485 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.78% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA stock traded down $0.81 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $67.18. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 23,846,211 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,871,221. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $64.99. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $54.61 and a 1 year high of $75.38.

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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.