Waystone Advisors LLC Invests $2.09 Million in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Waystone Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 23,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,090,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 1.8% of Waystone Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 224,863,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,632,810,000 after acquiring an additional 4,837,732 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 96,540,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,355,581,000 after purchasing an additional 6,837,301 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 47,576,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,143,178,000 after purchasing an additional 786,918 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 38,892,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,246,747,000 after purchasing an additional 1,109,663 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 35,451,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,095,313,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065,415 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.4%

BATS IEFA opened at $97.94 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $167.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $79.82 and a twelve month high of $98.83. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $94.18 and a 200 day moving average of $92.67.

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.