Gemmer Asset Management LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Gemmer Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 26.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,190 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 870 shares during the quarter. Gemmer Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,831,337,000 after buying an additional 1,506,562 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 32,868,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,565,395,000 after acquiring an additional 656,213 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 30,028,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,343,742,000 after buying an additional 281,791 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 28,459,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,067,316,000 after acquiring an additional 561,317 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 19,246,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,502,215,000 after purchasing an additional 72,670 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 2.2 %

IEFA opened at $71.34 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $71.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.98. The company has a market capitalization of $112.00 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year high of $70.84.

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.