SVB Wealth LLC Trims Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

SVB Wealth LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 27.3% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 160,947 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 60,487 shares during the period. SVB Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $12,607,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.6% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,440,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,191,386,000 after buying an additional 4,116,234 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 62.3% during the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,695,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $429,181,000 after purchasing an additional 2,186,324 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 764.7% in the second quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,935,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $151,569,000 after purchasing an additional 1,711,236 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 134.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,911,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $143,853,000 after purchasing an additional 1,097,655 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $58,778,000. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded down $1.53 on Friday, reaching $79.80. The stock had a trading volume of 12,344,375 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,615,017. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.68 and a 1 year high of $83.28. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $79.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.34.

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.