Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC Grows Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 239,975 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,829 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 5.0% of Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $16,865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 551,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,066,000 after acquiring an additional 41,181 shares during the last quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $202,000. Northcape Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Northcape Wealth Management LLC now owns 151,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,809,000 after acquiring an additional 718 shares during the last quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $204,000. Finally, Coastline Trust Co grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Coastline Trust Co now owns 150,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,728,000 after acquiring an additional 2,863 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 11.3 %

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $77.64 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $130.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $68.74 and a 12-month high of $78.83. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.30.

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.