Principal Securities Inc. Sells 43,129 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Principal Securities Inc. lessened its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 518,847 shares of the company’s stock after selling 43,129 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 0.7% of Principal Securities Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $46,416,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 224,863,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,632,810,000 after buying an additional 4,837,732 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 47,576,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,143,178,000 after purchasing an additional 786,918 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $3,648,978,000 after purchasing an additional 1,799,732 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 38,892,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,246,747,000 after purchasing an additional 1,109,663 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% during the 3rd 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 last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $97.79 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $79.82 and a 12-month high of $98.83. The company has a market capitalization of $167.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $95.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.40.

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.