Financial Counselors Inc. Boosts Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Financial Counselors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 14.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 523,996 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 67,495 shares during the quarter. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $36,826,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $77.97 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $68.74 and a one year high of $78.95. The stock has a market cap of $130.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $75.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.37.

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.