iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Stock Position Lifted by Highland Capital Management LLC

Highland Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 227,201 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,367 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 1.0% of Highland Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest position. Highland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,984,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Peoples Bank KS lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.0% in the fourth quarter. Peoples Bank KS now owns 375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Blume Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.6% in the third quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 698.5% in the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $74.43 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $71.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.20. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year high of $70.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $109.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.29 and a beta of 0.87.

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.