Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Buys 36,624 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 43.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 121,268 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 36,624 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $10,849,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Holland Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Holland Advisory Services Inc. now owns 11,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $991,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Denver PWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Denver PWM LLC now owns 29,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,437,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 5,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $445,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. Efficient Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC now owns 4,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $398,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. First Bank & Trust now owns 21,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,848,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

IEFA opened at $87.47 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $149.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $93.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.44. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $66.95 and a twelve month high of $98.83.

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.