Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. Purchases New Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. Vantage Financial Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 35.5% in the 4th quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC now owns 10,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $750,000 after buying an additional 2,793 shares during the last quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 59.0% in the 4th quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 23,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,684,000 after acquiring an additional 8,880 shares during the period. Aveo Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 135,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,514,000 after acquiring an additional 7,034 shares in the last quarter. 9258 Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. 9258 Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $882,000 after acquiring an additional 1,156 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 390,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,455,000 after purchasing an additional 2,116 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $76.70 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $74.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.02. The company has a market cap of $120.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84.

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.