MML Investors Services LLC Buys 565,425 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

MML Investors Services LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 16.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,107,872 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 565,425 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of MML Investors Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $367,490,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Apella Capital LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 447,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,059,000 after purchasing an additional 38,001 shares during the period. Becker Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 200,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,464,000 after acquiring an additional 14,582 shares in the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.0% in the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 844,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,754,000 after acquiring an additional 83,798 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.7% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 128,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,192,000 after acquiring an additional 14,481 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Enclave Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 22.9% in the fourth quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC now owns 151,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,565,000 after acquiring an additional 28,244 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

IEFA stock opened at $97.97 on Monday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.48. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $79.82 and a 52 week high of $98.83. The company has a market capitalization of $167.53 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.