Islay Capital Management LLC Grows Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Islay Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,883 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 622 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 2.2% of Islay Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Islay Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,269,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 103.8% in the first quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 9,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $685,000 after purchasing an additional 4,701 shares during the last quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% in the 1st quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 180,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,403,000 after buying an additional 12,742 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 53.6% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 36,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,741,000 after buying an additional 12,895 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlanta Consulting Group Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $4,287,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $71.87 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $112.84 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $75.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.73. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.55 and a fifty-two week 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.