William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc Buys 1,658 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 52,218 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,658 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 3.5% of William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,075,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,473,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,025,000 after buying an additional 22,923 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 128.6% in the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 7,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $620,000 after purchasing an additional 4,468 shares during the period. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 89,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,005,000 after purchasing an additional 4,665 shares in the last quarter. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC now owns 68,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,360,000 after buying an additional 5,237 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 32,868,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,565,395,000 after buying an additional 656,213 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded down $0.47 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $73.78. 11,004,394 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.56. The company has a market cap of $115.83 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.55 and a twelve month high of $70.84.

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.