Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Grows Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 5.9% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 142,157 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,956 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $11,867,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Curi RMB Capital LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.7% during the 1st quarter. Curi RMB Capital LLC now owns 246,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,614,000 after acquiring an additional 43,891 shares during the period. FSA Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $278,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 113.0% during the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 2,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after acquiring an additional 1,369 shares during the period. Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC now owns 39,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,998,000 after acquiring an additional 2,627 shares during the period. Finally, Cooper Financial Group lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.0% during the 1st quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 18,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,424,000 after acquiring an additional 2,870 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 24.4%

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $86.82 on Tuesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $66.95 and a twelve month high of $87.36. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $86.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $148.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.