Bernard Wealth Management Corp. Purchases 1,058 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Bernard Wealth Management Corp. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 45,783 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,058 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 1.7% of Bernard Wealth Management Corp.’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Bernard Wealth Management Corp.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,463,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.5% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Obermeyer Wealth Partners raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 4,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 6,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 20,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 10,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $753,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $82.98 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $66.95 and a 1 year high of $84.22. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $79.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.71. The firm has a market cap of $140.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.84.

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.