Welch & Forbes LLC Increases Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Welch & Forbes LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFAFree Report) by 68.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 24,092 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,795 shares during the period. Welch & Forbes LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,181,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 551,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,771,000 after buying an additional 19,941 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $238,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $1,160,000. Bank of Nova Scotia purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $217,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $2,102,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $97.22 on Monday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $81.17 and a 1-year high of $98.83. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $96.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.57. The company has a market capitalization of $166.25 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

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