Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Has $172.83 Million Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 2,459,104 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,821 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 1.2% of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $172,826,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $2,637,205,000. Life Planning Partners Inc increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,920.2% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 8,435,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $592,876,000 after purchasing an additional 8,315,752 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,704.8% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 3,403,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,452,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353,679 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 30,101,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,115,515,000 after buying an additional 2,608,901 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 55,081,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,872,502,000 after acquiring an additional 2,594,394 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 9.5 %

IEFA opened at $76.40 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $68.74 and a 1-year high of $78.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $128.35 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $75.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.42.

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.