Stairway Partners LLC Sells 16,862 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Stairway Partners LLC reduced its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 287,873 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 16,862 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 1.4% of Stairway Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Stairway Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $27,644,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Causeway Capital Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% in the third quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8,818.3% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,291,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $294,185,000 after purchasing an additional 3,254,128 shares in the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $209,353,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $413,652,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,536 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 50.7% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,768,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $504,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939,941 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of EFA opened at $96.52 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $71.23 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.14 and a 1 year high of $105.94. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $101.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.80.

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. 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.