Howe & Rusling Inc. Raises Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Howe & Rusling Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,096 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 506 shares during the period. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,677,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 88,571,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,224,802,000 after buying an additional 1,150,886 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 55,081,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,872,502,000 after acquiring an additional 2,594,394 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 38,824,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,728,590,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,622 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $2,637,205,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 30,101,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,115,515,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608,901 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 10.3 %

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $76.95 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $129.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $68.74 and a 52 week high of $78.95.

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.