37,524,265 Shares in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Purchased by Raymond James Financial Inc.

Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 37,524,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,637,205,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Raymond James Financial Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Raymond James Financial Inc. owned approximately 2.39% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,920.2% in 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 during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 2,608,901 shares during the period. Bell Bank boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 187.7% in the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 3,546,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $249,272,000 after purchasing an additional 2,313,901 shares during the period. Constellation Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $129,702,000. Finally, CX Institutional boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 670.8% in the 4th quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,921,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,024,000 after purchasing an additional 1,671,978 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 11.9 %

BATS:IEFA opened at $78.12 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year high of $70.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $131.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.23.

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.