Alesco Advisors LLC Decreases Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Alesco Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,601,603 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,006 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 3.8% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $133,702,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 198.2% during the first quarter. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp now owns 7,583,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $596,895,000 after buying an additional 5,040,373 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 308.9% during the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,509,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,438,000 after buying an additional 2,651,047 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.2% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 32,276,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,441,712,000 after buying an additional 2,175,194 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 22.6% during the first quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 10,883,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $823,352,000 after buying an additional 2,005,829 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the first quarter worth about $140,348,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 25.2%

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $87.35 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $149.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $66.95 and a 1-year high of $87.36. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $84.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.93.

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.