Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. Acquires 2,379 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 68,698 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,379 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 0.6% of Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,828,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. CX Institutional lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 670.8% during the fourth quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,921,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,024,000 after acquiring an additional 1,671,978 shares in the last quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $124,196,000. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in 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 during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $86,479,000. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.8% during the 3rd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 7,088,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $553,251,000 after buying an additional 1,220,580 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $74.70 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $72.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.87. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.55 and a twelve month high of $70.84. The firm has a market cap of $117.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.