Madison Asset Management LLC Acquires 25,318 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Madison Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 273.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 34,564 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,318 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,129,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Security National Bank acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Key Capital Management INC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 88.3% in the 1st quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. now owns 354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 166 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $96.92 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $96.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.91. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $81.17 and a fifty-two week high of $98.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $165.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.