Global Retirement Partners LLC Buys 158,587 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 47.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 494,531 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 158,587 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 0.8% of Global Retirement Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $44,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Holland Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $991,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Access Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Access Financial Services Inc. now owns 10,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $959,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P. now owns 4,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vista Investment Partners II LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Vista Investment Partners II LLC now owns 5,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $498,000 after buying an additional 119 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $96.91 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $165.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.32. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $79.82 and a 1 year 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.