Franklin Resources Inc. Boosts Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,391,670 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 41,254 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $378,927,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 8.5 %

BATS:IEFA opened at $75.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $128.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.50 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $75.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.41. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $68.74 and a twelve month high of $78.95.

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.