Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Increases Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 76.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 527,216 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 228,740 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $46,030,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 224,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,731,000 after acquiring an additional 7,772 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 353,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,820,000 after purchasing an additional 12,569 shares during the last quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE now owns 97,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,169,000 after purchasing an additional 6,435 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,276,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $198,732,000 after purchasing an additional 35,205 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 1,018,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,916,000 after purchasing an additional 56,807 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $94.54 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $90.74 and its 200 day moving average is $87.98. The company has a market capitalization of $161.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $66.95 and a fifty-two week high of $87.36.

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.