MCF Advisors LLC Sells 8,470 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

MCF Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 5.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 140,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,470 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of MCF Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. MCF Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $13,538,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,097,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,969,888,000 after purchasing an additional 184,934 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,511,202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922,902 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,085,806,000 after purchasing an additional 8,846,240 shares in the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 6,000,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $560,259,000 after purchasing an additional 141,445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Causeway Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the third quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $463,084,000 after purchasing an additional 4,952,603 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of EFA stock opened at $102.26 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $85.68 and a 1 year high of $105.94. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $101.99 and its 200-day moving average is $99.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.