iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Acquired by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,117,521 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,957,022 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 0.6% of Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,450,779,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted 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 in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position 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 last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 40,788,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $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 BATS:IEFA opened at $97.54 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $81.17 and a 12 month high of $98.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $96.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.72.

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.