Solstein Capital LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Solstein Capital LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 49,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,186 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 2.2% of Solstein Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. Solstein Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,394,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EFA. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 46,571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,806,289,000 after purchasing an additional 7,811,598 shares during the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 222.4% during the second quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 3,346,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $299,138,000 after purchasing an additional 2,308,580 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.7% during the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 8,517,440 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $696,130,000 after purchasing an additional 1,949,126 shares during the last quarter. Bailard Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 208.7% during the first quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,351,236 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $110,437,000 after purchasing an additional 913,516 shares during the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 28,554.2% during the second quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 758,763 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $67,826,000 after purchasing an additional 756,115 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $95.04 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.14 and a 52-week high of $95.53. The stock has a market cap of $68.54 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $93.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.37.

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.