Paragon Capital Management Ltd Boosts Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Paragon Capital Management Ltd raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 19.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 20,120 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,328 shares during the quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $39,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

IEFA stock opened at $70.67 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $110.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.55 and a twelve month high of $70.84.

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.