iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Position Increased by Arete Wealth Advisors LLC

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 53.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 38,801 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,539 shares during the quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,729,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $75.85 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $68.74 and a fifty-two week high of $78.95. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.42. The company has a market cap of $128.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.50 and a beta of 0.88.

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.