iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA Stock: Fifth Third Bancorp Cuts Position

Fifth Third Bancorp lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 19.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,038,351 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 714,192 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp owned approximately 0.41% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $315,654,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. Three Bridge Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth about $317,000. CFM Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.7% during the third quarter. CFM Wealth Partners LLC now owns 20,507 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,130,000 after buying an additional 1,462 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.9% during the third quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 10,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after buying an additional 1,255 shares during the last quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp now owns 4,221 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $439,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.9% during the third quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 34,169 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,550,000 after acquiring an additional 2,782 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA EFA opened at $104.66 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $77.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.00 and a beta of 0.79. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $91.21 and a twelve month high of $108.89. The company has a 50 day moving average of $104.49 and a 200 day moving average of $103.41.

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. 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.