Franklin Resources Inc. Sells 879,706 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Franklin Resources Inc. trimmed its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFAFree Report) by 16.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,313,657 shares of the company’s stock after selling 879,706 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. owned 0.25% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $385,900,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of IEFA. Kozak & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,462.5% during the third quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Security National Bank bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Key Capital Management INC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $96.16 on Tuesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $79.82 and a fifty-two week high of $98.83. The stock has a market cap of $164.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $95.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.18.

About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

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