First Citizens Financial Corp Sells 8,841 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

First Citizens Financial Corp reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 8.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 96,176 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,841 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 3.9% of First Citizens Financial Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. First Citizens Financial Corp’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,272,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.1% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,765,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $686,598,000 after acquiring an additional 2,179,857 shares during the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% during the second quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,655,277 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $521,308,000 after buying an additional 517,329 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% in the 2nd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,825,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,377,019 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.9% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,672,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $287,680,000 after acquiring an additional 391,198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,872,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $240,241,000 after purchasing an additional 164,652 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA traded up $0.35 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $75.70. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,734,824 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,876,660. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $78.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.65. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.58 and a 1 year high of $84.56.

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.