Bank of Nova Scotia Sells 12,520 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Bank of Nova Scotia cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 594,242 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 12,520 shares during the quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia owned approximately 0.08% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $48,567,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 48,409 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,956,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the first quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $499,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Firestone Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Firestone Capital Management now owns 15,950 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,206,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 7,241 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $592,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Waterford Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Waterford Advisors LLC now owns 7,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $585,000 after buying an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.3%

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $87.29 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.14 and a 1-year high of $91.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $88.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.40.

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.