Paragon Capital Management Ltd Buys 3,328 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Paragon Capital Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 19.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,120 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,328 shares during the quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 311,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,620,000 after buying an additional 24,200 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth about $8,513,000. Moors & Cabot Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 16.1% during the second quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 9,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $672,000 after purchasing an additional 1,280 shares in the last quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 44.8% during the 2nd quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 30,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,243,000 after purchasing an additional 9,562 shares during the period. Finally, Argent Trust Co lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 69,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,059,000 after purchasing an additional 1,704 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $70.67 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $110.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. 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 50 day simple moving average of $72.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.00.

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.