Sowell Financial Services LLC Raises Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 238,779 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,612 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 0.8% of Sowell Financial Services LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $21,361,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 551,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,771,000 after acquiring an additional 19,941 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.0% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 26,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,230,000 after acquiring an additional 4,989 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 119,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,000,000 after acquiring an additional 3,050 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $238,000. Finally, Per Stirling Capital Management LLC. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter. Per Stirling Capital Management LLC. now owns 182,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,269,000 after purchasing an additional 17,977 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $91.41 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $156.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $66.95 and a fifty-two week high of $98.83. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $93.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $90.61.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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.