Heritage Wealth Advisors Cuts Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Heritage Wealth Advisors lowered its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,647,831 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,134 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 5.8% of Heritage Wealth Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Heritage Wealth Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $115,925,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of IEFA. Peoples Bank KS raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.0% during the 4th quarter. Peoples Bank KS now owns 375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Thompson Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS:IEFA traded up $0.61 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $75.29. The stock had a trading volume of 4,425,045 shares. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year high of $70.84. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $118.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.