iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Bought by Southern Capital Advisors LLC

Southern Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 17.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 211,184 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 30,863 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 9.0% of Southern Capital Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Southern Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $19,119,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 227,762,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,375,610,000 after purchasing an additional 2,898,995 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,382,856,000 after purchasing an additional 4,892,313 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,077,975,000 after purchasing an additional 2,898,461 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 47,576,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,143,178,000 after purchasing an additional 786,918 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,859,727,000 after buying an additional 5,635,481 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $97.29 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $93.79. The company has a market cap of $166.37 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $79.82 and a 12 month high of $98.83.

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.