Sanctuary Advisors LLC Raises Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,385,391 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,532 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 0.7% of Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $125,419,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 179.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,177,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,626,129,000 after acquiring an additional 40,918,156 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,859,727,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,481 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,382,856,000 after buying an additional 4,892,313 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 227,762,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,375,610,000 after buying an additional 2,898,995 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,077,975,000 after buying an additional 2,898,461 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $96.89 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $96.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.67. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $81.17 and a 1-year high of $98.83. The company has a market cap of $165.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.