ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. Purchases New Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 18,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,769,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 0.4% of ETF Portfolio Partners Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV now owns 3,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 4,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $464,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC now owns 2,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Appleton Partners Inc. MA lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA now owns 5,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $510,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.5%

IEFA opened at $95.68 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $98.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $97.43. The firm 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 has a fifty-two week low of $85.03 and a fifty-two week high of $101.44.

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.