Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. Decreases Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. decreased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 2.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 36,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 979 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 1.7% of Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,943,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EFA. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,376,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,610,724,000 after purchasing an additional 153,460 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 62.3% during the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,695,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $429,181,000 after purchasing an additional 2,186,324 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,596,665 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $271,009,000 after buying an additional 382,848 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 3,569,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $268,927,000 after buying an additional 142,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stairway Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.3% in the 1st quarter. Stairway Partners LLC now owns 2,865,292 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $228,822,000 after purchasing an additional 380,555 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

EFA traded down $0.55 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $78.21. 4,524,095 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,141,784. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.51. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $65.68 and a 1-year high of $82.16.

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.