iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Sold by Crescent Grove Advisors LLC

Crescent Grove Advisors LLC decreased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 201,059 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,632 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 1.6% of Crescent Grove Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,210,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 191,738,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,475,352,000 after acquiring an additional 9,128,380 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 88,571,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,224,802,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150,886 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 65,745,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,620,618,000 after purchasing an additional 3,362,038 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 55,081,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,872,502,000 after purchasing an additional 2,594,394 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 38,824,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,728,590,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,622 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 19.4%

Shares of IEFA opened at $83.29 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $81.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.26. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $66.95 and a twelve month high of $84.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $142.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.