Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. Increases Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 189,627 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,845 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 2.8% of Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $16,556,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 224,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,731,000 after purchasing an additional 7,772 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 353,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,820,000 after purchasing an additional 12,569 shares in the last quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE now owns 97,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,169,000 after purchasing an additional 6,435 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,276,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,732,000 after buying an additional 35,205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,161,000 after buying an additional 21,906 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

BATS IEFA opened at $92.10 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $157.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $66.95 and a 52 week high of $87.36. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $89.13 and a 200-day moving average of $86.97.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.