Archford Capital Strategies LLC Trims Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Archford Capital Strategies LLC lowered its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 324,963 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,241 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 3.5% of Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $22,838,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 36,275,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,831,337,000 after purchasing an additional 1,506,562 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 32,868,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,565,395,000 after buying an additional 656,213 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 30,028,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,343,742,000 after buying an additional 281,791 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 28,459,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,067,316,000 after acquiring an additional 561,317 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 19,246,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,502,215,000 after acquiring an additional 72,670 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 5.4 %

IEFA stock opened at $73.56 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $115.48 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $71.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $73.94. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-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.