Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC Grows Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 6.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 3,325 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $234,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CX Institutional raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 670.8% in the 4th quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,921,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,024,000 after purchasing an additional 1,671,978 shares during the period. Nationwide Fund Advisors purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth about $124,196,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,831,337,000 after buying an additional 1,506,562 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $86,479,000. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.8% during the 3rd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 7,088,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $553,251,000 after acquiring an additional 1,220,580 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 7.2 %

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $74.80 on Wednesday. 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 capitalization of $117.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $72.22 and a 200 day moving average of $73.88.

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.