iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Purchased by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 11.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,096,260 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 116,990 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $98,071,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of IEFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 179.9% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,177,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,626,129,000 after buying an additional 40,918,156 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 109.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 13,626,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,189,764,000 after acquiring an additional 7,107,210 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,859,727,000 after acquiring an additional 5,635,481 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,382,856,000 after acquiring an additional 4,892,313 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 224,863,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,632,810,000 after acquiring an additional 4,837,732 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS IEFA opened at $97.30 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $166.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $96.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $94.24. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $81.17 and a 1-year high of $98.83.

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.