iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Purchased by Plimoth Trust Co. LLC

Plimoth Trust Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 23.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 41,743 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,946 shares during the period. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,779,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 227,762,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,375,610,000 after purchasing an additional 2,898,995 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,382,856,000 after buying an additional 4,892,313 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,077,975,000 after buying an additional 2,898,461 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,859,727,000 after buying an additional 5,635,481 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 40,788,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,648,978,000 after buying an additional 1,799,732 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $97.30 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $166.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $81.17 and a 52 week high of $98.83. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $96.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.24.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.