Highland Capital Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Highland Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 236,418 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,276 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.0% of Highland Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Highland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $17,173,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. AMG National Trust Bank grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.3% during the 2nd quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 787,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,174,000 after acquiring an additional 154,064 shares during the period. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $289,000. Calamos Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% in the second quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 91,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,656,000 after purchasing an additional 6,465 shares during the period. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $513,000. Finally, Southern Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% in the second quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 173,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,617,000 after purchasing an additional 2,518 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.9 %

IEFA traded up $1.41 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $77.06. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,394,922 shares. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $56.55 and a 1 year high of $70.84. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $73.58 and its 200-day moving average is $73.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $120.98 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.