ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,980 shares of the company’s stock after selling 728 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 0.5% of ETF Portfolio Partners Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,685,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,831,337,000 after buying an additional 1,506,562 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 32,868,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,565,395,000 after acquiring an additional 656,213 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 30,028,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,343,742,000 after acquiring an additional 281,791 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 28,459,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,067,316,000 after purchasing an additional 561,317 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 19,246,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,502,215,000 after purchasing an additional 72,670 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA stock opened at $73.56 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.93. The stock has a market cap of $115.48 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $56.55 and a one year high of $70.84.

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.