Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,554,971 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 91,965 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 1.4% of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. owned 0.15% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $223,075,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 109.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 13,626,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,189,764,000 after buying an additional 7,107,210 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,134.0% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,156,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,389,000 after acquiring an additional 7,078,581 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 96,540,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,355,581,000 after acquiring an additional 6,837,301 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 220,025,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,367,730,000 after acquiring an additional 5,414,037 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 140.8% in the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 8,449,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,336,000 after purchasing an additional 4,940,406 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $89.78 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.17. The company has a market cap of $153.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $66.95 and a 12-month high of $98.83.

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.