Affiance Financial LLC Sells 1,856 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Affiance Financial LLC trimmed its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 10.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 15,217 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,856 shares during the period. Affiance Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,151,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,872,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $240,241,000 after purchasing an additional 164,652 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.7% in the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,240,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $187,407,000 after purchasing an additional 888,764 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,014,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $157,783,000 after acquiring an additional 147,144 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,480,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $122,735,000 after purchasing an additional 88,868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arvest Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $119,220,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

EFA opened at $79.23 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $73.91 and a one year high of $84.56. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $77.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.42.

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.