Signaturefd LLC Acquires New Shares in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Signaturefd LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 4,083,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $395,596,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 5.1% of Signaturefd LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Signaturefd LLC owned 0.24% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 38,117,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,450,779,000 after acquiring an additional 2,957,022 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 16,811,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,521,915,000 after acquiring an additional 68,617 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 11,479,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,039,210,000 after acquiring an additional 720,499 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 10,187,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $922,268,000 after purchasing an additional 822,623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 8,847,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $800,969,000 after purchasing an additional 28,030 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA stock opened at $95.68 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $98.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.43. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $85.03 and a one year high of $101.44. The stock has a market cap of $163.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.