iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Acquired by Summit Trail Advisors LLC

Summit Trail Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 201.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 158,726 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 106,099 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 0.4% of Summit Trail Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Summit Trail Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $11,155,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Constellation Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $129,702,000. CX Institutional increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 670.8% in the 4th quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,921,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,024,000 after purchasing an additional 1,671,978 shares in the last quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $124,196,000. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,831,337,000 after buying an additional 1,506,562 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $86,479,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS:IEFA opened at $74.45 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $72.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $73.88. The stock has a market cap of $116.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year 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.