IFG Advisory LLC Boosts Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

IFG Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 6.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 245,517 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,872 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.0% of IFG Advisory LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. IFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $21,436,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 220,025,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,367,730,000 after acquiring an additional 5,414,037 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 96,540,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,355,581,000 after purchasing an additional 6,837,301 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 47,576,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,143,178,000 after purchasing an additional 786,918 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 38,892,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,246,747,000 after purchasing an additional 1,109,663 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 35,451,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,095,313,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065,415 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $94.62 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $66.95 and a fifty-two week high of $98.83. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $94.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $161.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.