Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. Raises Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 245,188 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,371 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $17,232,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $86,526,000. Confluence Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $284,000. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC now owns 686,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,259,000 after buying an additional 1,730 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.4% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $866,000 after buying an additional 2,176 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PBMares Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.6% during the 4th quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,000 after buying an additional 594 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 8.3 %

BATS:IEFA opened at $75.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $118.68 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $56.55 and a 52-week high of $70.84. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.07.

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.