iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) is Mason Street Advisors LLC’s 4th Largest Position

Mason Street Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 12.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,033,700 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 113,300 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 9.4% of Mason Street Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Mason Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $72,648,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $77.64 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $68.74 and a 12 month high of $78.83. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $74.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.30. The stock has a market cap of $130.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.