Advisory Alpha LLC Purchases 397 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Advisory Alpha LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 9.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,491 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 397 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $340,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. SCS Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 723.8% during the 1st quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC now owns 1,602,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,225,000 after buying an additional 1,407,929 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 435.9% during the 1st quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 169,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,801,000 after buying an additional 137,639 shares during the period. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 996.9% during the 1st quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 22,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,621,000 after buying an additional 20,496 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,118,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 150,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,414,000 after buying an additional 10,336 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 23.8%

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $86.42 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $147.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $66.95 and a 1 year high of $87.36. The business has a 50-day moving average of $84.45 and a 200-day moving average of $80.61.

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.