Associated Banc Corp Grows Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Associated Banc Corp increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 198,539 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,563 shares during the period. Associated Banc Corp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $13,953,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 551,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,066,000 after purchasing an additional 41,181 shares during the last quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $202,000. Balboa Wealth Partners raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.5% in the 3rd quarter. Balboa Wealth Partners now owns 16,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,273,000 after purchasing an additional 2,543 shares during the last quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC now owns 94,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,393,000 after purchasing an additional 4,378 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northcape Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Northcape Wealth Management LLC now owns 151,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,809,000 after purchasing an additional 718 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 11.3 %

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $77.64 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $74.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.31. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $68.74 and a twelve month high of $78.83. The company has a market capitalization of $130.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88.

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.