Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 111,650 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 5.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,108,714 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 111,650 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 1.3% of Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $184,112,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Edge Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $332,000. Integrity Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $330,000. M1 Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 64.0% in the third quarter. M1 Capital Management LLC now owns 19,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,687,000 after purchasing an additional 7,541 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 18,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,616,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smith Moore & CO. lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 29.8% in the third quarter. Smith Moore & CO. now owns 13,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after buying an additional 3,111 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $92.64 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $158.41 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 $98.83. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $94.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.94.

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.