Financial Counselors Inc. Acquires 27,803 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Financial Counselors Inc. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 6.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 456,501 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,803 shares during the quarter. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $35,630,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. HCR Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 16,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,275,000 after buying an additional 1,397 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.6% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 336,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,472,000 after acquiring an additional 127,082 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.1% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 1,035 shares in the last quarter. Iams Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $237,000. Finally, WealthCare Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC now owns 35,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,602,000 after purchasing an additional 643 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $72.60 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $75.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.65. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $113.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.