Bailard Inc. Acquires 12,879 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Bailard Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 835,210 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,879 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 1.7% of Bailard Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Bailard Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $58,757,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BIP Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 9,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $668,000 after purchasing an additional 739 shares in the last quarter. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC now owns 231,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,269,000 after purchasing an additional 5,351 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 475,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,479,000 after purchasing an additional 55,440 shares in the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 30,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,114,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JMG Financial Group Ltd. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 16,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,159,000 after purchasing an additional 2,109 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS IEFA traded down $0.16 on Wednesday, hitting $72.16. 5,519,553 shares of the stock were exchanged. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $56.55 and a 52-week high of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $112.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.39 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $72.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.25.

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.