iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) is Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC’s 6th Largest Position

Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 239,975 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,829 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 5.0% of Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $16,865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

BATS:IEFA opened at $77.64 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $130.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $68.74 and a fifty-two week high of $78.83. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.30.

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.