Argent Advisors Inc. Acquires 2,194 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Argent Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 204,514 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,194 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 5.3% of Argent Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Argent Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $14,373,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,637,205,000. Life Planning Partners Inc grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,920.2% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 8,435,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $592,876,000 after buying an additional 8,315,752 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 30,101,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,115,515,000 after buying an additional 2,608,901 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 187.7% during the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 3,546,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,272,000 after buying an additional 2,313,901 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Constellation Investments Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $129,702,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 12.4 %

BATS:IEFA opened at $78.45 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $74.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.29. The company has a market capitalization of $131.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $68.74 and a 52-week high of $78.83.

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.