iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Acquired by Ballentine Partners LLC

Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,504,442 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 138,167 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 7.9% of Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $567,903,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 220,025,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,367,730,000 after acquiring an additional 5,414,037 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,235,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,358,875,000 after purchasing an additional 3,675,689 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 38,892,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,246,747,000 after purchasing an additional 1,109,663 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 34,386,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,870,592,000 after purchasing an additional 239,082 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 32,560,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,718,166,000 after purchasing an additional 284,262 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

BATS:IEFA opened at $95.32 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $90.07 and its 200-day moving average is $87.65. The company has a market cap of $162.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $66.95 and a 52-week high of $87.36.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Profile

The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of developed-market stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, and excludes North America IEFA was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.