Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Grows Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,040,401 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,760 shares during the quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $70,227,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fortress Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the first quarter. Fortress Wealth Management Inc. now owns 77,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,166,000 after purchasing an additional 6,726 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 71.9% during the 1st quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 498,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,353,000 after buying an additional 208,719 shares in the last quarter. Sweet Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 181.3% during the 1st quarter. Sweet Financial Partners LLC now owns 34,643 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,316,000 after buying an additional 22,326 shares in the last quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 91,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,102,000 after buying an additional 5,163 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LifePro Asset Management purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $246,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

BATS IEFA traded down $0.28 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $66.39. 6,216,057 shares of the stock traded hands. The company has a market capitalization of $97.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.29 and a beta of 0.87. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.16. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-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.