iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Position Reduced by Shoker Investment Counsel Inc.

Shoker Investment Counsel Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 318,592 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,411 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 8.4% of Shoker Investment Counsel Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Shoker Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $24,866,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TIAA Trust National Association increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 58,621,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,350,865,000 after acquiring an additional 270,565 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 38,878,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,824,154,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020,859 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 34,769,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,525,647,000 after purchasing an additional 1,529,043 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 32,868,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,565,395,000 after purchasing an additional 656,213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 30,028,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,343,742,000 after buying an additional 281,791 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.3 %

IEFA stock opened at $73.81 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $75.85 and its 200 day moving average is $74.68. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84. The stock has a market cap of $115.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.