Simmons Bank Raises Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Simmons Bank boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,875 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. Simmons Bank’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $484,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of IEFA. Peoples Bank KS lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.0% during the fourth quarter. Peoples Bank KS now owns 375 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.6% in the 3rd quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the period. Finally, Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $39,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock traded up $0.16 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $74.05. The stock had a trading volume of 4,710,737 shares. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $72.93 and its 200 day moving average is $69.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $116.26 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.55 and a twelve month high of $70.84.

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.