iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Bought by New Perspectives Inc

New Perspectives Inc lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 327,219 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,700 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 10.3% of New Perspectives Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. New Perspectives Inc’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $29,623,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 227,762,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,375,610,000 after acquiring an additional 2,898,995 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,382,856,000 after acquiring an additional 4,892,313 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,077,975,000 after acquiring an additional 2,898,461 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 47,576,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,143,178,000 after acquiring an additional 786,918 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $3,859,727,000 after acquiring an additional 5,635,481 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.7%

BATS:IEFA opened at $96.03 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $96.53 and a 200-day moving average of $93.98. The firm has a market cap of $164.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $81.17 and a twelve month high of $98.83.

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.