iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Bought by Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.

Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 245,188 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,371 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.0% of Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $17,232,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $86,526,000. Confluence Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $284,000. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC now owns 686,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,259,000 after acquiring an additional 1,730 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $866,000 after acquiring an additional 2,176 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PBMares Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.6% during the fourth quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,000 after acquiring an additional 594 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 8.3 %

Shares of IEFA opened at $75.60 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.07. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84. The firm has a market cap of $118.68 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.