Balentine LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Balentine LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 219,871 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,703 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Balentine LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Balentine LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $17,161,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 220.0% during the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 7,138,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,938,000 after buying an additional 4,907,948 shares in the last quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $213,219,000. Stairway Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth $219,879,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% during the second 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 acquiring an additional 2,219,758 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 185.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,339,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,845,000 after acquiring an additional 2,170,869 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $74.74 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $117.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $56.55 and a 12 month high of $70.84. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $76.03 and its 200 day moving average is $74.67.

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.