Lifeworks Advisors LLC Trims Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Lifeworks Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 11.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,665 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,000 shares during the period. Lifeworks Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $580,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HM Payson & Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 5,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $446,000 after buying an additional 540 shares during the period. Blankinship & Foster LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $7,312,000. RKL Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,496 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $567,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 361,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,341,000 after purchasing an additional 4,163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. now owns 26,943 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,037,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $84.43 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.84. The company has a market cap of $59.32 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $73.91 and a 12 month high of $84.57.

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.