Rational Advisors Inc. Raises Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Rational Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 26.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 177,332 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 37,152 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.6% of Rational Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Rational Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,864,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 551,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,771,000 after acquiring an additional 19,941 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $238,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $1,160,000. Bank of Nova Scotia purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $217,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $2,102,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $98.15 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $167.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $79.82 and a fifty-two week high of $98.83. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $94.62 and a 200 day moving average of $92.87.

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.