iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Sold by Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 12.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 798,874 shares of the company’s stock after selling 118,822 shares during the quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $60,435,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $226,000. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $567,000. Klingman & Associates LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 698,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,864,000 after purchasing an additional 42,625 shares in the last quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC now owns 61,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,617,000 after purchasing an additional 2,497 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Infinity Wealth Counsel LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. Infinity Wealth Counsel LLC now owns 30,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,286,000 after acquiring an additional 635 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 22.8%

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $85.67 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $66.95 and a 52-week high of $87.36. The company has a 50 day moving average of $83.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.06. The company has a market capitalization of $146.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.