Park Avenue Securities LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 387,836 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,021 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $30,271,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 220.0% in the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 7,138,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,938,000 after buying an additional 4,907,948 shares in the last quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $213,219,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 26,054,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,892,593,000 after purchasing an additional 2,219,758 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 185.8% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,339,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,170,869 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.4% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 10,859,322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $793,599,000 after purchasing an additional 2,129,111 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $76.52 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $75.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $120.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. 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 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.