iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock: Yousif Capital Management LLC Reduces Stake

Yousif Capital Management LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 28.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 175,943 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 70,108 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $18,279,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 40,238,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,179,972,000 after purchasing an additional 604,529 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.9% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,285,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $756,839,000 after purchasing an additional 713,952 shares during the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,222,715 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $604,412,000 after purchasing an additional 69,780 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.9% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,586,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $542,581,000 after buying an additional 1,218,669 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 214.8% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,734,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $362,770,000 after buying an additional 2,548,421 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA EFA traded down $0.52 during trading on Friday, hitting $102.63. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,997,875 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,454,801. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $105.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.44. The firm has a market cap of $76.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $91.21 and a 52 week high of $108.89.

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. 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.