Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 83,758 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 686 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.1% of Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $5,892,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. Simplicity Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC now owns 84,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,439,000 after buying an additional 5,461 shares during the last quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC now owns 134,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,663,000 after buying an additional 8,122 shares during the last quarter. FOCUS Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $612,000. MCF Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 468,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,161,000 after buying an additional 5,842 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evanson Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC now owns 32,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,060,000 after acquiring an additional 1,502 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

IEFA stock traded up $0.56 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $72.36. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,963,533 shares. The company has a market cap of $112.88 billion, a PE ratio of 14.39 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $56.55 and a 12 month high of $70.84. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $72.71 and its 200-day moving average is $69.28.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.