iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Purchased by Trinity Financial Advisors LLC

Trinity Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 13.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,864 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,308 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 0.5% of Trinity Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,421,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 41.9% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 90,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,100,000 after purchasing an additional 26,774 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 391,198 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 477,345 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,390,000 after buying an additional 3,847 shares during the last quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 85.4% in the second quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. now owns 106,809 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,366,000 after purchasing an additional 49,202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Idaho Trust Bank acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $12,265,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.5 %

EFA stock traded down $1.16 during trading on Friday, hitting $75.06. The stock had a trading volume of 11,920,149 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,632,797. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $77.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.57. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.58 and a 1-year high of $84.56.

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.