iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA is Stairway Partners LLC’s Largest Position

Stairway Partners LLC lessened its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,104,863 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,229 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 14.7% of Stairway Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Stairway Partners LLC owned 0.18% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $259,194,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the 1st 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 acquiring an additional 144 shares during the period. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 40.4% in the 1st quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 511 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 10,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $753,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. EnRich Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. EnRich Financial Partners LLC now owns 5,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Operose Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 28,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,179,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $86.99 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $66.95 and a one year high of $87.36. The company’s fifty day moving average is $84.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.70.

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.