Stephens Consulting LLC Purchases 11,897 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Stephens Consulting LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 4.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 283,357 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,897 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 5.0% of Stephens Consulting LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Stephens Consulting LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $19,914,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CX Institutional raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 670.8% during the 4th quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,921,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,024,000 after acquiring an additional 1,671,978 shares during the last quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $124,196,000. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,831,337,000 after purchasing an additional 1,506,562 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $86,479,000. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.8% in the 3rd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 7,088,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $553,251,000 after buying an additional 1,220,580 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 4.3 %

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $72.80 on Tuesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.55 and a fifty-two week high of $70.84. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.86. The company has a market cap of $114.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.