iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Position Lifted by Avantax Advisory Services Inc.

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 6,343,059 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 190,875 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 2.8% of Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. owned 0.40% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $445,790,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $86,526,000. Confluence Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $284,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $270,000. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC now owns 686,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,259,000 after acquiring an additional 1,730 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.4% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $866,000 after acquiring an additional 2,176 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 9.1 %

IEFA stock opened at $76.16 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.55 and a twelve month high of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $127.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 0.89. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.28.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.