Raymond James & Associates Has $2.34 Billion Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,028,727 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 281,791 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.4% of Raymond James & Associates’ holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Raymond James & Associates owned 1.91% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $2,343,742,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. HCR Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 16,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,275,000 after acquiring an additional 1,397 shares in the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.9% in the first quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 4,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,000 after buying an additional 899 shares during the period. Central Bank & Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.1% during the first quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. now owns 3,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.6% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 336,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,472,000 after buying an additional 127,082 shares during the period. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 723,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,690,000 after acquiring an additional 35,629 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

BATS IEFA traded up $0.49 during trading on Friday, reaching $76.37. 5,087,853 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.55 and a fifty-two week high of $70.84. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $76.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.90 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Profile

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.