Highland Capital Management LLC Increases Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Highland Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 227,201 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,367 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 1.0% of Highland Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Highland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,984,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of IEFA. Peoples Bank KS grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.0% during the fourth quarter. Peoples Bank KS now owns 375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Blume Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.6% during the third quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 698.5% during the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

BATS:IEFA opened at $74.43 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $71.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $68.20. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $56.55 and a 52 week high of $70.84. The stock has a market cap of $109.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.29 and a beta of 0.87.

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.