Advisory Alpha LLC Buys New Shares in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Advisory Alpha LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 4,094 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $288,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC now owns 251,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,701,000 after acquiring an additional 12,294 shares during the period. XML Financial LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 3,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 603.9% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 422,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,683,000 after acquiring an additional 362,350 shares during the period. Sheets Smith Wealth Management bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $232,000. Finally, Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 241,183 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,950,000 after acquiring an additional 9,707 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 4.8 %

BATS:IEFA opened at $73.13 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $71.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.94. The stock has a market cap of $114.82 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $56.55 and a 52 week high of $70.84.

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.