Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. Has $487,000 Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. trimmed its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 40.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,823 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,929 shares during the period. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $487,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFA. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 46,113 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,612,000 after purchasing an additional 786 shares during the period. LGL Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% in the second quarter. LGL Partners LLC now owns 149,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,677,000 after purchasing an additional 3,036 shares during the last quarter. Gemmer Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Gemmer Asset Management LLC now owns 49,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,146,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,217.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 456,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,182,000 after purchasing an additional 449,336 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 77,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,177,000 after buying an additional 4,780 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of EFA stock opened at $77.15 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $81.03 and a 200-day moving average of $80.29. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $70.64 and a 12 month high of $84.56.

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.