Forte Asset Management LLC Grows Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Forte Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 71.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,459 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,695 shares during the quarter. Forte Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $454,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. CoreFirst Bank & Trust increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.2% in the third quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 3,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $196,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC now owns 36,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,349,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, StrongBox Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. StrongBox Wealth LLC now owns 24,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,730,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of BATS IEFA traded down $0.18 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $70.77. The company had a trading volume of 9,813,760 shares. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $56.55 and a 52 week high of $70.84. The business’s 50-day moving average is $72.53 and its 200-day moving average is $68.99. The stock has a market cap of $110.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.39 and a beta of 0.82.

About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

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.