Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Acquires 197,298 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 35.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 747,280 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 197,298 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $54,282,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Vantage Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 35.5% during the fourth quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC now owns 10,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $750,000 after purchasing an additional 2,793 shares during the last quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 59.0% in the fourth quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 23,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,684,000 after acquiring an additional 8,880 shares in the last quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC raised 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 raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. 9258 Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $882,000 after acquiring an additional 1,156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,116 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA stock opened at $76.70 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $74.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.04. The company has a market capitalization of $120.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year 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.