iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Stake Boosted by Islay Capital Management LLC

Islay Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 37.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 32,002 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,732 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 1.7% of Islay Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Islay Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,863,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 551,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,771,000 after purchasing an additional 19,941 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter worth $238,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,160,000. Bank of Nova Scotia bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at $217,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at $2,102,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

IEFA stock opened at $96.98 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $165.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $79.82 and a 1 year high of $98.83. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $96.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.54.

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.