Principal Securities Inc. Acquires Shares of 1,255 iShares Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:IEV)

Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:IEV) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 1,255 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $66,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in shares of iShares Europe ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 14,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $758,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Lee Financial Co grew its stake in iShares Europe ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lee Financial Co now owns 5,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in iShares Europe ETF by 53.2% in the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 403 shares during the last quarter. Provence Wealth Management Group acquired a new position in iShares Europe ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in iShares Europe ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 744 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Europe ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSEARCA:IEV opened at $57.16 on Friday. iShares Europe ETF has a 1 year low of $45.43 and a 1 year high of $58.09. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $55.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 0.83.

iShares Europe ETF Profile

iShares Europe ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Europe 350 (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the stocks of companies in the countries, which includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.