Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Raises Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 4.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,851,877 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 133,514 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned approximately 0.19% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $200,630,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. CoreFirst Bank & Trust lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.2% in the third quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 3,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC now owns 36,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,349,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. StrongBox Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. StrongBox Wealth LLC now owns 24,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,730,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 9258 Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. 9258 Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $732,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $71.64. 9,224,732 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. The company has a market cap of $112.47 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $72.80 and a 200-day moving average of $69.54. 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.