iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Reaches New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFAGet Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $70.89 and last traded at $71.10, with a volume of 14707929 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $69.78.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $112.00 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $71.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $73.97.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,831,337,000 after purchasing an additional 1,506,562 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 32,868,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,565,395,000 after acquiring an additional 656,213 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 30,028,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,343,742,000 after acquiring an additional 281,791 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 28,459,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,067,316,000 after acquiring an additional 561,317 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 19,246,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,502,215,000 after purchasing an additional 72,670 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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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.

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