iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Stock Short Interest Report for September

Posted by Amy Steele on Oct 14th, 2026

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,818,762 shares, a growth of 136.0% from the September 15th total of 6,279,385 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,129,411 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 25,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,483,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares during the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 8,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $809,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Foster Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 44.5% during the third quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 3,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 1,196 shares during the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $6,772,000. Finally, RHS Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.6% during the third quarter. RHS Financial LLC now owns 9,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $912,000 after buying an additional 2,149 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.5%

BATS:IEFA opened at $96.64 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $85.03 and a 1 year high of $101.44. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $99.16 and a 200-day moving average of $97.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $165.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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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.