ABC Arbitrage SA Increases Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

ABC Arbitrage SA grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 827.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 98,941 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 88,278 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 0.9% of ABC Arbitrage SA’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. ABC Arbitrage SA’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,639,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 224,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,731,000 after acquiring an additional 7,772 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 353,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,820,000 after purchasing an additional 12,569 shares in the last quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE now owns 97,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,169,000 after purchasing an additional 6,435 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,276,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $198,732,000 after purchasing an additional 35,205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 1,018,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,916,000 after buying an additional 56,807 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $97.38 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.47. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $66.95 and a one year high of $97.72. The company has a market cap of $166.52 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.