Wakefield Asset Management LLLP Acquires 2,230 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Wakefield Asset Management LLLP raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 4.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 48,773 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,230 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of Wakefield Asset Management LLLP’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest position. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,428,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Life Planning Partners Inc lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,920.2% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 8,435,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $592,876,000 after acquiring an additional 8,315,752 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 30,101,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,115,515,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608,901 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 187.7% in the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 3,546,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,272,000 after purchasing an additional 2,313,901 shares in the last quarter. Constellation Investments Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $129,702,000. Finally, CX Institutional increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 670.8% during the 4th quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,921,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,024,000 after buying an additional 1,671,978 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $75.43 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $126.72 billion, a PE ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $72.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.17. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $56.55 and a one year high of $70.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.