Creative Planning Increases Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Creative Planning raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 12.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,202,082 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 346,194 shares during the quarter. Creative Planning’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $225,266,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Peoples Bank KS increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.0% during the fourth quarter. Peoples Bank KS now owns 375 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,850.0% during the fourth quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC now owns 417 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. Pingora Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock traded down $0.86 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $73.15. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,672,832 shares. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year high of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $114.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $73.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $71.70.

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.