Ballentine Partners LLC Acquires 7,979 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,966,887 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,979 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 7.2% of Ballentine Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Ballentine Partners LLC owned about 0.38% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $419,353,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $30,000. Union Savings Bank lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.6% in the fourth quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Breakwater Investment Management purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $36,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $37,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS IEFA opened at $71.34 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $112.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $71.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.96. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $56.55 and a 12 month high of $70.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.