Grimes & Company Inc. Lowers Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Grimes & Company Inc. lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 101,873 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,402 shares during the quarter. Grimes & Company Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,136,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 131.3% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 69,418 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,784,000 after buying an additional 39,407 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.7% during the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 33,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,294,000 after buying an additional 3,747 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 210,736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,524,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 14,133.1% during the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 129,521 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,927,000 after purchasing an additional 128,611 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Waverly Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.5% during the third quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 154,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,618,000 after purchasing an additional 14,585 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSEARCA:EFA traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $78.33. The stock had a trading volume of 17,425,009 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,260,989. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.58. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $65.68 and a twelve month high of $82.16.

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.