Waddell & Associates LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Waddell & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 542,236 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,837 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 5.1% of Waddell & Associates LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Waddell & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $42,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $213,219,000. Stairway Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth $219,879,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 26,054,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,892,593,000 after buying an additional 2,219,758 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 185.8% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,339,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,845,000 after buying an additional 2,170,869 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 10,859,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $793,599,000 after acquiring an additional 2,129,111 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA opened at $72.29 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $113.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $56.55 and a one year high of $70.84. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.68.

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.