Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Boosts Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 5.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,330 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 940 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,359,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Union Savings Bank lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.6% during the fourth quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Breakwater Investment Management purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $73.55 on Tuesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $56.55 and a one year high of $70.84. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $71.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $115.48 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.