iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Stock Holdings Increased by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 9.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 876,033 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 78,594 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $79,307,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 227,762,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,375,610,000 after purchasing an additional 2,898,995 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,382,856,000 after buying an additional 4,892,313 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,077,975,000 after buying an additional 2,898,461 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,859,727,000 after buying an additional 5,635,481 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 40,788,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,648,978,000 after buying an additional 1,799,732 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $96.73 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $96.76 and a 200-day moving average of $94.52. The firm has a market cap of $165.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $81.17 and a twelve month high of $98.83.

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.