BLB&B Advisors LLC Cuts Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

BLB&B Advisors LLC lessened its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 383,245 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,981 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 1.5% of BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $29,912,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $718,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.0% in the third quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. now owns 155,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,042,000 after buying an additional 8,763 shares during the last quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC now owns 106,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,340,000 after buying an additional 1,765 shares during the period. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $797,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,038,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,175,000 after acquiring an additional 39,690 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $75.03 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $76.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.51. The stock has a market cap of $117.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $56.55 and a one year high of $70.84.

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.