Traynor Capital Management Inc. Cuts Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Traynor Capital Management Inc. lowered its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 3.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,148 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 177 shares during the period. Traynor Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $411,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 62.3% during the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,695,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $429,181,000 after buying an additional 2,186,324 shares during the period. Comerica Bank purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $126,306,000. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 283.2% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,287,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $172,393,000 after buying an additional 1,690,837 shares during the period. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,928.2% during the fourth quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 1,464,122 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $110,322,000 after buying an additional 1,443,290 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 134.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,911,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $143,853,000 after buying an additional 1,097,655 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $78.57 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.68 and a 1 year high of $82.16. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.47.

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.