iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Stake Boosted by Buffalo Business & Estate Services Ltd.

Buffalo Business & Estate Services Ltd. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 19.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 448,331 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 74,229 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 5.9% of Buffalo Business & Estate Services Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Buffalo Business & Estate Services Ltd.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $40,587,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 227,762,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,375,610,000 after acquiring an additional 2,898,995 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,382,856,000 after acquiring an additional 4,892,313 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,077,975,000 after acquiring an additional 2,898,461 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 47,576,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,143,178,000 after purchasing an additional 786,918 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,859,727,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,481 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of IEFA opened at $97.39 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $96.55 and its 200 day moving average is $93.85. The company has a market capitalization of $166.54 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $79.82 and a 12-month high of $98.83.

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.