iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Purchased by Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC

Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 14.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 321,861 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 40,000 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 6.5% of Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $22,620,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 88,571,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,224,802,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150,886 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $2,637,205,000. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,831,337,000 after buying an additional 1,506,562 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 30,101,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,115,515,000 after acquiring an additional 2,608,901 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 19,246,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,502,215,000 after acquiring an additional 72,670 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA opened at $77.64 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.30. The stock 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 1-year low of $68.74 and a 1-year high of $78.83.

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.