Ballast Advisors LLC Sells 391 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Ballast Advisors LLC cut its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 21.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 391 shares during the period. Ballast Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $107,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Whittier Trust Co. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 168,991 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,777,000 after purchasing an additional 19,918 shares in the last quarter. BluePointe Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. BluePointe Capital Management LLC now owns 59,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,473,000 after buying an additional 7,968 shares during the period. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $437,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. TAP Consulting LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. TAP Consulting LLC now owns 73,958 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,592,000 after acquiring an additional 5,978 shares during the period. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 50,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,837,000 after acquiring an additional 4,357 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $84.18 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $80.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $79.93. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $73.91 and a 1-year high of $85.19.

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.