GoalVest Advisory LLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

GoalVest Advisory LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 7.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 34,229 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,255 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 0.7% of GoalVest Advisory LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. GoalVest Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,406,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Stairway Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth $219,879,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $131,293,000. Nationwide Fund Advisors purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $124,196,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,831,337,000 after purchasing an additional 1,506,562 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.8% in the 3rd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 7,088,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $553,251,000 after buying an additional 1,220,580 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $72.53 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $71.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.94. The company has a market cap of $113.88 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $56.55 and a one year high of $70.84.

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.