Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. Increases Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 714.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 99,646 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 87,405 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 1.8% of Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,010,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Peoples Bank KS raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.0% in the 4th quarter. Peoples Bank KS now owns 375 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.6% in the 3rd quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 528 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Milestone Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $39,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $71.64. The company had a trading volume of 9,224,732 shares. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $72.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $112.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $56.55 and a 52-week high of $70.84.

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.