Ballentine Partners LLC Has $531.46 Million Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Ballentine Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 5.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 6,366,275 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 319,492 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 8.0% of Ballentine Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $531,457,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% during the second quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 12,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,011,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 25,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,963,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 40.4% during the first quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 511 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 10,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $753,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Finally, EnRich Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.8% during the first quarter. EnRich Financial Partners LLC now owns 5,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $87.06 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $66.95 and a 52 week high of $87.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $148.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.28.

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.