Evensky & Katz LLC Trims Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Evensky & Katz LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 13.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 377 shares during the period. Evensky & Katz LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $200,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC now owns 12,560 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,027,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Firestone Capital Management grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Finally, PFG Investments LLC grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $91.64 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $89.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $85.02. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.14 and a 52-week high of $91.66. The firm has a market cap of $66.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.86.

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.