Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. Sells 267,796 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,519,657 shares of the company’s stock after selling 267,796 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 0.7% of Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. owned 0.42% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $483,889,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. Stonegate Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 28,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,113,000 after purchasing an additional 1,277 shares during the period. Sutton Place Investors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.2% in the first quarter. Sutton Place Investors LLC now owns 12,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $912,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares in the last quarter. Gray Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter worth about $286,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 188.4% during the first quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 11,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $875,000 after purchasing an additional 7,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rovin Capital UT ADV raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.7% during the 1st quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 87,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,516,000 after purchasing an additional 10,563 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 1.3 %

IEFA stock traded down $0.94 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $71.80. The company had a trading volume of 7,980,853 shares. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $72.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.47. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $112.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.