iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Purchased by Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.

Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 33.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,352,300 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 339,200 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 3.8% of Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $95,040,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,831,337,000 after purchasing an additional 1,506,562 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 32,868,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,565,395,000 after acquiring an additional 656,213 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 30,028,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,343,742,000 after acquiring an additional 281,791 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 19,246,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,502,215,000 after acquiring an additional 72,670 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 14,921,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,164,652,000 after purchasing an additional 106,405 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $73.62 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $115.58 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $56.55 and a 1 year high of $70.84. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.86.

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.