Safeguard Financial LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Safeguard Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 29.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 179,776 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,818 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 4.8% of Safeguard Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $12,647,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 114,199.2% during the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 954,128,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,812,489,000 after acquiring an additional 953,293,870 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth $3,749,602,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 94.2% in the second quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 41,583,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,806,854,000 after acquiring an additional 20,165,188 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $770,000,000. Finally, Cowa LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7,482.8% during the first quarter. Cowa LLC now owns 7,950,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,200,000 after acquiring an additional 7,845,566 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS IEFA traded down $0.73 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $70.91. 13,053,252 shares of the company traded hands. The firm has a market cap of $110.62 billion, a PE ratio of 14.39 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.96. 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 Company 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.