iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Purchased by Wakefield Asset Management LLLP

Wakefield Asset Management LLLP boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 51,008 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,451 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 1.2% of Wakefield Asset Management LLLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,258,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 89,235,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,815,663,000 after acquiring an additional 663,730 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,235,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,358,875,000 after acquiring an additional 3,675,689 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 37,782,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,858,273,000 after acquiring an additional 258,589 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 34,386,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,870,592,000 after acquiring an additional 239,082 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 34,156,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,583,926,000 after acquiring an additional 1,668,799 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA opened at $88.11 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $66.95 and a 12 month high of $87.36. The stock has a market cap of $150.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $87.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $83.88.

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.