Lido Advisors LLC Purchases 1,561,419 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 684.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,789,545 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,561,419 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 0.5% of Lido Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Lido Advisors LLC owned about 0.10% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $156,250,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 109.0% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 13,626,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,189,764,000 after buying an additional 7,107,210 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,134.0% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,156,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,389,000 after acquiring an additional 7,078,581 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 96,540,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,355,581,000 after purchasing an additional 6,837,301 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 220,025,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,367,730,000 after purchasing an additional 5,414,037 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 140.8% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 8,449,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $705,336,000 after purchasing an additional 4,940,406 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $89.78 on Monday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $66.95 and a 1-year high of $98.83. The company has a market capitalization of $153.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $94.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.23.

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.