Clearstead Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 9.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 924,047 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 79,311 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 1.0% of Clearstead Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Clearstead Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.05% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $82,665,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Apella Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 447,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,059,000 after buying an additional 38,001 shares during the last quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 200,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,464,000 after buying an additional 14,582 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.7% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 128,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,192,000 after buying an additional 14,481 shares during the last quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 360,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,485,000 after buying an additional 8,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arkos Global Advisors raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 16.4% in the third quarter. Arkos Global Advisors now owns 1,005,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,784,000 after buying an additional 141,522 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $97.22 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.45. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $79.82 and a one year high of $98.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $166.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.