iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Acquired by Venturi Wealth Management LLC

Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 124.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,223,339 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 677,963 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 5.0% of Venturi Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. Venturi Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $110,749,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 179.9% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,177,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,626,129,000 after acquiring an additional 40,918,156 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in 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 in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position 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 worth $3,859,727,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,481 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in 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 worth $9,382,856,000 after purchasing an additional 4,892,313 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 224,863,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,632,810,000 after purchasing an additional 4,837,732 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS:IEFA opened at $95.49 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $163.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $96.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.99. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $81.17 and a 1-year 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.