Grimes & Company Inc. Sells 770 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Grimes & Company Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 102,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 770 shares during the period. Grimes & Company Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,577,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.6% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,440,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,191,386,000 after acquiring an additional 4,116,234 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.1% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,765,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $686,598,000 after acquiring an additional 2,179,857 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 764.7% during the 2nd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,935,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $151,569,000 after buying an additional 1,711,236 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% during the 2nd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,825,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $456,284,000 after buying an additional 1,377,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 35,177.0% during the 3rd quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 977,879 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $81,780,000 after buying an additional 975,107 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.57 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $80.27. 448,604 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,836,138. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $65.68 and a 12 month high of $84.56. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.12.

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.