Goelzer Investment Management Inc. Reduces Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Goelzer Investment Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 20,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,854 shares during the period. Goelzer Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,729,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of 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. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.1% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,765,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $686,598,000 after buying an additional 2,179,857 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of 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 worth $151,569,000 after buying an additional 1,711,236 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% in the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,825,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,377,019 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $58,778,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA opened at $82.55 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $65.68 and a 52 week high of $84.56. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $80.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.93.

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.