iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Holdings Trimmed by Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.

Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. cut its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 110,792 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,420 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 0.6% of Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest position. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,786,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Stairway Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $219,879,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter worth about $131,293,000. Nationwide Fund Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $124,196,000. 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 valued at $2,831,337,000 after buying an additional 1,506,562 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $86,479,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

IEFA opened at $73.13 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.55 and a twelve month high of $70.84. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $71.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.94. The firm has a market cap of $114.82 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.