Midwest Professional Planners LTD. Lowers Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Midwest Professional Planners LTD. lowered its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 32.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 66,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 31,993 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.3% of Midwest Professional Planners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Midwest Professional Planners LTD.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $6,918,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 236,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,879,000 after buying an additional 11,902 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $629,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.4% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $285,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.5% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 115,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,360,000 after acquiring an additional 20,528 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 75,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,790,000 after acquiring an additional 4,348 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $106.49 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $90.04 and a 1 year high of $108.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $105.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $103.13. The stock has a market cap of $78.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

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. 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.