Financial Advocates Investment Management Grows Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Financial Advocates Investment Management increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 11.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 323,196 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,609 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 1.4% of Financial Advocates Investment Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Financial Advocates Investment Management’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $25,243,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.9% in the second quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC now owns 29,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,140,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC now owns 3,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 29,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,149,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWS Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. CWS Financial Advisors LLC now owns 33,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,448,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $74.25 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $76.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.56. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $56.55 and a 52 week high of $70.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $116.57 billion, a PE 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.