Parallel Advisors LLC Raises Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 665,598 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,293 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Parallel Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Parallel Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $60,257,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Breakwater Capital Group lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 12,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,174,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. LGL Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. LGL Partners LLC now owns 33,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,040,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Insight Inv LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Insight Inv LLC now owns 4,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $428,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 12,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,162,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Finally, Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC now owns 2,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $249,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.2%

BATS:IEFA opened at $99.88 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $170.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.33. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $82.53 and a twelve month high of $100.01.

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.