Private Portfolio Partners LLC Boosts Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Private Portfolio Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,096 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the period. Private Portfolio Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $499,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $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 Trading Up 8.7 %

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $75.85 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $68.74 and a 12-month high of $78.95. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $75.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $128.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.50 and a beta of 0.88.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.