Nixon Peabody Trust Co. Cuts Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Nixon Peabody Trust Co. lowered its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 0.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 104,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 351 shares during the quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,886,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Kennebec Savings Bank bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. SYM FINANCIAL Corp lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 81.7% in the fourth quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 607 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFA stock opened at $81.58 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $73.91 and a fifty-two week high of $84.56. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $78.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.72. The company has a market capitalization of $57.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87.

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.