Gold Investment Management Ltd. Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Gold Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 19.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 49,132 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,900 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.4% of Gold Investment Management Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Gold Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,395,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Apella Capital LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% during the 4th quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 447,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,059,000 after purchasing an additional 38,001 shares during the period. Becker Capital Management Inc. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 200,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,464,000 after purchasing an additional 14,582 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,276,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,732,000 after purchasing an additional 35,205 shares during the period. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 844,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,754,000 after purchasing an additional 83,798 shares during the period. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 1,018,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,916,000 after purchasing an additional 56,807 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $94.48 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $93.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.35. The company has a market capitalization of $161.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.99 and a fifty-two week high of $98.83.

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.