iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Acquired by ERn Financial LLC

ERn Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 13.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 197,956 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 22,866 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 3.3% of ERn Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. ERn Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $17,709,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 551,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,771,000 after acquiring an additional 19,941 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.0% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 26,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,230,000 after acquiring an additional 4,989 shares in the last quarter. Smith Moore & CO. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. Smith Moore & CO. now owns 10,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $870,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 14,151,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,181,352,000 after purchasing an additional 98,234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 119,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,000,000 after purchasing an additional 3,050 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 3.2%

IEFA stock opened at $90.53 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $66.95 and a 52-week high of $98.83. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $93.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.52. The company has a market capitalization of $154.81 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

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.