iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Acquired by Columbia Asset Management

Columbia Asset Management increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,563 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 433 shares during the quarter. Columbia Asset Management’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $883,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 88,571,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,224,802,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150,886 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 55,081,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,872,502,000 after buying an additional 2,594,394 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 38,824,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,728,590,000 after buying an additional 2,548,622 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,637,205,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 2,608,901 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $75.83 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $75.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.41. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $68.74 and a 1-year high of $78.95. The firm has a market cap of $128.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.50 and a beta of 0.88.

About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

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.