iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Purchased by Mason Street Advisors LLC

Mason Street Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 12.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,033,700 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 113,300 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 9.4% of Mason Street Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Mason Street Advisors LLC owned about 0.07% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $72,648,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. HTLF Bank lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. HTLF Bank now owns 3,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Union Savings Bank boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.6% during the fourth quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 20,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Finally, Koshinski Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,464,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 11.3 %

BATS IEFA opened at $77.64 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $74.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.30. 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 PE 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.