iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Stock Position Boosted by Paladin Advisory Group LLC

Paladin Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 84,809 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,277 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 4.9% of Paladin Advisory Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Paladin Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $5,966,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,232,000. Elk River Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 41.2% during the 4th quarter. Elk River Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $873,000 after purchasing an additional 3,625 shares during the period. Retirement Income Solutions Inc raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the third quarter. Retirement Income Solutions Inc now owns 3,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.7% during the fourth quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 79.1% in the fourth quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 640,281 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,794,000 after buying an additional 282,728 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $70.76. The company had a trading volume of 8,422,539 shares. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $68.99. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.55 and a twelve month high of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $110.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.39 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.