LPL Financial LLC Raises Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 4.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,506,562 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 1.3% of LPL Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,831,337,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. HCR Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.4% during the third quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 16,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,275,000 after buying an additional 1,397 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.6% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 336,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,472,000 after purchasing an additional 127,082 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.1% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 1,035 shares during the period. Iams Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $237,000. Finally, WealthCare Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC now owns 35,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,602,000 after purchasing an additional 643 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of IEFA opened at $71.93 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $56.55 and a 12 month high of $70.84. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $75.35 and its 200-day moving average is $74.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $112.93 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.