STAR Financial Bank Cuts Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

STAR Financial Bank lowered its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 21.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,761 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,300 shares during the period. STAR Financial Bank’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $380,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Howe & Rusling Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 112.7% in the fourth quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 336 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Arjuna Capital purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Fortis Group Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 183.1% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 402 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 198.6% in the fourth quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management now owns 418 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA stock traded up $1.12 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $80.49. 8,153,826 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,983,579. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.68 and a 1 year high of $82.16. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $79.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.86.

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.