iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Short Interest Update

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,114,134 shares, an increase of 95.3% from the May 31st total of 6,713,307 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,355,283 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.5%

BATS:IEFA opened at $96.08 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $81.17 and a twelve month high of $98.83. The company has a fifty day moving average of $96.47 and a 200-day moving average of $94.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $164.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. Breakwater Capital Group increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 12,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,174,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. LGL Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. LGL Partners LLC now owns 33,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,040,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Insight Inv LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Insight Inv LLC now owns 4,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 12,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,162,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter.

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.