iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Stock Position Increased by Portland Global Advisors LLC

Portland Global Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 284,249 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,432 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 2.5% of Portland Global Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Portland Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $19,977,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $34,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 9.5 %

Shares of IEFA opened at $76.40 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $128.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $68.74 and a 12-month high of $78.95. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.42.

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.