GLOBALT Investments LLC GA Boosts Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

GLOBALT Investments LLC GA increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,592 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the period. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $323,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,637,205,000. Life Planning Partners Inc raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,920.2% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 8,435,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $592,876,000 after acquiring an additional 8,315,752 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in 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 last quarter. Bell Bank raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 187.7% during the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 3,546,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $249,272,000 after acquiring an additional 2,313,901 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Constellation Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $129,702,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 12.4 %

IEFA opened at $78.45 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $74.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.29. The company has a market cap of $131.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $68.74 and a 52 week high of $78.83.

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.