Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Takes Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,230,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $86,479,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.08% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IEFA. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 31.0% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 8,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $641,000 after buying an additional 2,089 shares during the period. Sfmg LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 25.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 3,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 717 shares during the period. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.1% in the 2nd quarter. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 519,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,703,000 after purchasing an additional 145,796 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $10,974,000. Finally, Wick Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Wick Capital Partners LLC now owns 152,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,059,000 after acquiring an additional 5,658 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

BATS IEFA opened at $72.53 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $56.55 and a 52 week high of $70.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $113.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $71.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.94.

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.