iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Sold by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company trimmed its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 44.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 162,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 130,050 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $13,590,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 40.1% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 21,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,769,000 after buying an additional 6,055 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.3% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 187,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,706,000 after buying an additional 22,019 shares during the period. Boston Family Office LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $811,000. DRW Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 471.5% during the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 915,832 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,591,000 after buying an additional 755,574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Davis R M Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Davis R M Inc. now owns 20,444 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,710,000 after acquiring an additional 470 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $78.97 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.17 and a fifty-two week high of $84.56. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $80.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.18.

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.