iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Sold by Investors Research Corp

Investors Research Corp trimmed its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 68.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,336 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,942 shares during the quarter. Investors Research Corp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $112,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 89,235,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,815,663,000 after acquiring an additional 663,730 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 37,782,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,858,273,000 after purchasing an additional 258,589 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 34,156,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,583,926,000 after purchasing an additional 1,668,799 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 34,147,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,583,248,000 after buying an additional 1,232,333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 32,276,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,441,712,000 after buying an additional 2,175,194 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 24.7%

IEFA stock opened at $86.99 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $84.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.74. The company has a market capitalization of $148.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $66.95 and a 52 week high of $87.36.

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.