246,437 Shares in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Bought by Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.

Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 246,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,875,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 38,117,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,450,779,000 after buying an additional 2,957,022 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 16,811,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,521,915,000 after buying an additional 68,617 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 11,479,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,039,210,000 after buying an additional 720,499 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 10,187,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $922,268,000 after acquiring an additional 822,623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 8,847,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $800,969,000 after acquiring an additional 28,030 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $96.59 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $165.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $85.03 and a 1-year high of $101.44. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $98.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.22.

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.