New Century Financial Group LLC Boosts Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

New Century Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 632.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,848 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,180 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 0.8% of New Century Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. New Century Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,950,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 58,621,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,350,865,000 after purchasing an additional 270,565 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 38,878,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,824,154,000 after acquiring an additional 1,020,859 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 34,769,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,525,647,000 after acquiring an additional 1,529,043 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 32,212,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,339,952,000 after acquiring an additional 768,822 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 29,746,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,160,817,000 after acquiring an additional 362,644 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

BATS:IEFA opened at $78.05 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $75.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.22. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $56.55 and a one year high of $70.84. The stock has a market cap of $122.54 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.