Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC Buys 40,000 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 14.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 321,861 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,000 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 6.5% of Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $22,620,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 551,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,066,000 after purchasing an additional 41,181 shares during the period. Lifeworks Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at about $202,000. Northcape Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Northcape Wealth Management LLC now owns 151,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,809,000 after buying an additional 718 shares during the last quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $204,000. Finally, Coastline Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Coastline Trust Co now owns 150,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,728,000 after buying an additional 2,863 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 11.3 %

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $77.64 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $68.74 and a 52-week high of $78.83. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $74.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $130.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.