IFG Advisory LLC Increases Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

IFG Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 12.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 277,067 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 31,550 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 1.1% of IFG Advisory LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. IFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $24,786,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of IEFA. Apella Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 447,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,059,000 after purchasing an additional 38,001 shares during the period. Becker Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 200,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,464,000 after purchasing an additional 14,582 shares during the period. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.0% in the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 844,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,754,000 after purchasing an additional 83,798 shares during the period. Cornerstone Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.7% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 128,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,192,000 after purchasing an additional 14,481 shares during the period. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 360,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,485,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $97.94 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $167.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $94.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.67. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $79.82 and a 52-week high of $98.83.

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.