iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Purchased by Manhattan West Asset Management LLC

Manhattan West Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 434.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 181,670 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 147,709 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 3.3% of Manhattan West Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $16,252,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. Apella Capital LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 447,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,059,000 after acquiring an additional 38,001 shares during the period. Becker Capital Management Inc. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% during the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 200,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,464,000 after acquiring an additional 14,582 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,276,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,732,000 after acquiring an additional 35,205 shares during the period. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.0% during the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 844,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,754,000 after acquiring an additional 83,798 shares during the period. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% during the third quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 1,018,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,916,000 after acquiring an additional 56,807 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $95.39 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $79.44 and a 1 year high of $98.83. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $93.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $163.12 billion, a P/E 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.