iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Position Lifted by West Paces Advisors Inc.

West Paces Advisors Inc. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.9% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 271,704 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,152 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 5.3% of West Paces Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. West Paces Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $20,166,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Family Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 16.7% during the 4th quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 130,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,154,000 after acquiring an additional 18,591 shares during the period. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $1,232,000. Elk River Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 41.2% during the fourth 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. Bennett Associates Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $11,903,000. Finally, Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. increased 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 valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of IEFA traded down $0.59 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $72.45. 7,430,871 shares of the stock were exchanged. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.10. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84. The company has a market cap of $113.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.