Waycross Investment Management Co Buys 6,835 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Waycross Investment Management Co lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,302 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,835 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 2.4% of Waycross Investment Management Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Waycross Investment Management Co’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,742,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $230,635,000. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 170.6% during the 3rd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 43,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,168,000 after acquiring an additional 27,122 shares in the last quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.5% during the 3rd quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC now owns 265,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,684,000 after acquiring an additional 58,765 shares in the last quarter. Virginia Estate & Retirement Planning Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $70,000. Finally, XY Planning Network Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.4% in the third quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. now owns 14,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,430,000 after acquiring an additional 2,499 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA stock traded down $0.89 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $95.75. 2,694,761 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,987,538. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $163.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $85.03 and a 12-month high of $101.44.

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.