Founders Financial Securities LLC Raises Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Founders Financial Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 25.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 163,400 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 32,857 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 0.9% of Founders Financial Securities LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Founders Financial Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,546,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Kozak & Associates Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,462.5% during the 3rd quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Security National Bank purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA stock opened at $97.29 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $79.82 and a one year high of $98.83. The stock has a market cap of $166.37 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.75.

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.