Grant Street Asset Management Inc. Purchases 13,588 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Grant Street Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 114.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,500 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,588 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 0.5% of Grant Street Asset Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Grant Street Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,792,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of IEFA. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Union Savings Bank raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.6% during the 4th quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 12.2 %

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $78.26 on Monday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $56.55 and a 52 week high of $70.84. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $73.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.28. The company has a market capitalization of $131.48 billion, a PE ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 0.89.

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.