PKS Advisory Services LLC Grows Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

PKS Advisory Services LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 74,601 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,660 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 1.3% of PKS Advisory Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. PKS Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $6,513,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 220,025,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,367,730,000 after acquiring an additional 5,414,037 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 96,540,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,355,581,000 after purchasing an additional 6,837,301 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 47,576,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,143,178,000 after purchasing an additional 786,918 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 38,892,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,246,747,000 after purchasing an additional 1,109,663 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 35,451,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,095,313,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065,415 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.1%

IEFA opened at $98.32 on Monday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $66.95 and a 1-year high of $98.83. The company has a market cap of $168.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $93.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.76.

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.