iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Purchased by Pitcairn Co.

Pitcairn Co. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,118 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,292 shares during the quarter. Pitcairn Co.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,196,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Family Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 130,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,154,000 after purchasing an additional 18,591 shares in the last quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,232,000. Elk River Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 41.2% in the 4th quarter. Elk River Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $873,000 after purchasing an additional 3,625 shares during the last quarter. Bennett Associates Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $11,903,000. Finally, Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.7% during the fourth quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,000 after buying an additional 313 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

BATS:IEFA traded down $0.47 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $72.92. 6,578,588 shares of the stock were exchanged. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year high of $70.84. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $74.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $114.48 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.