West Financial Advisors LLC Buys 8,342 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

West Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 285,430 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,342 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 4.1% of West Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. West Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $23,828,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. Mechanics Financial Corp increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mechanics Financial Corp now owns 107,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,004,000 after buying an additional 4,317 shares during the period. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% in the second quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 30,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,506,000 after acquiring an additional 1,521 shares in the last quarter. EWA LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.5% during the second quarter. EWA LLC now owns 71,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,978,000 after acquiring an additional 9,048 shares during the period. Access Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Access Financial Services Inc. now owns 11,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $973,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.9% during the second quarter. Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $368,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 26.2%

Shares of IEFA opened at $88.06 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $85.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $81.74. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $66.95 and a twelve month high of $87.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $150.58 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.