Sigma Planning Corp Acquires New Shares in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Sigma Planning Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 83,019 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,043,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 38,117,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,450,779,000 after purchasing an additional 2,957,022 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 16,811,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,521,915,000 after purchasing an additional 68,617 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.7% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 11,479,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,039,210,000 after purchasing an additional 720,499 shares in the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.8% during the first quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 10,187,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $922,268,000 after purchasing an additional 822,623 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 8,847,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $800,969,000 after buying an additional 28,030 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $95.68 on Monday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $85.03 and a 12-month high of $101.44. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $98.45 and a 200-day moving average of $97.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $163.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.