Welch & Forbes LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Welch & Forbes LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 68.5% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 24,092 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,795 shares during the period. Welch & Forbes LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,181,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Apella Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 447,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,059,000 after purchasing an additional 38,001 shares during the period. Colony Family Offices LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Colony Family Offices LLC now owns 650,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,232,000 after buying an additional 13,562 shares during the period. Enclave Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC now owns 151,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,565,000 after buying an additional 28,244 shares during the last quarter. Arkos Global Advisors raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 16.4% in the third quarter. Arkos Global Advisors now owns 1,005,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,784,000 after acquiring an additional 141,522 shares during the period. Finally, Emergent Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. Emergent Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 85,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,661,000 after acquiring an additional 13,255 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $97.22 on Monday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $81.17 and a 1 year high of $98.83. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $96.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.57. The company has a market cap of $166.25 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.