Franklin Resources Inc. Lowers Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Franklin Resources Inc. cut its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFAFree Report) by 16.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,313,657 shares of the company’s stock after selling 879,706 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $385,900,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Kozak & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,462.5% during the third quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Security National Bank bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Key Capital Management INC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS IEFA opened at $96.16 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $95.45 and its 200-day moving average is $93.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $164.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $79.82 and a one year high of $98.83.

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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