Ritholtz Wealth Management Buys 61,359 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 4.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,342,496 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 61,359 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 2.1% of Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $121,536,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 179.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,177,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,626,129,000 after purchasing an additional 40,918,156 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 109.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 13,626,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,189,764,000 after purchasing an additional 7,107,210 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,859,727,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,481 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,382,856,000 after purchasing an additional 4,892,313 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 224,863,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,632,810,000 after purchasing an additional 4,837,732 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.1%

IEFA opened at $95.33 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $81.17 and a twelve month high of $98.83. The company has a fifty day moving average of $96.54 and a 200-day moving average of $93.93. The stock has a market cap of $163.01 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.