Empire Life Investments Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Empire Life Investments Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 5.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 364,126 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,508 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 1.6% of Empire Life Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Empire Life Investments Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $25,591,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 8.9 %

BATS:IEFA opened at $75.99 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $119.30 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.92. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $56.55 and a 52 week high of $70.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.