Alterna Wealth Management Inc. Boosts Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Alterna Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 141.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,879 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,539 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 1.1% of Alterna Wealth Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. Alterna Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $906,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 88,364,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,686,233,000 after acquiring an additional 1,583,086 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 73,231,881 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,712,472,000 after purchasing an additional 895,629 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $3,749,602,000. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 33,364,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,147,010,000 after buying an additional 1,360,944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 29,518,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,076,600,000 after buying an additional 673,843 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

BATS IEFA traded up $0.72 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $73.37. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,621,756 shares. The company’s 50-day moving average is $72.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.66. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.55 and a fifty-two week high of $70.84. The stock has a market cap of $115.19 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.