Thornburg Investment Management Inc. Has $12.71 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Thornburg Investment Management Inc. trimmed its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 4.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 122,310 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,939 shares during the period. Thornburg Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $12,706,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after purchasing an additional 11,902 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $629,000. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 377 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 115,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,360,000 after buying an additional 20,528 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 75,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,790,000 after buying an additional 4,348 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $107.72 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $105.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $103.11. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $90.04 and a fifty-two week high of $108.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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. 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.